Foundation News

Give a Gift of “5” to Celebrate ACPE’s 50TH Anniversary
We kicked off the 2017 Sowing Seeds for Our Holy Work Annual Campaign & Friendly Decade’s Giving Competition at the ACPE Annual Conference & 50th Anniversary Celebration in Minneapolis! Because of you, we raised close to $25,000 in gifts and pledges in under 10 minutes at the Foundation Donor Dessert Reception, another $3,600 at the Presidential Dinner, and $4,450 at our first ever ACPE Conference Silent Auction! We also welcomed George Grant as the 2017 Annual Campaign chair-elect.  Read more...
ACPE Receives $75,000 grant to support a Collaborative Learning Platform for Multi-faith Education!
In May the trustees of The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations approved a $75,000 grant to expand ACPE’s multi-faith curriculum offerings through the online ACPE Academy, and digitally outfit the ACPE classroom for distance learning opportunities! Through this grant, ACPE will partner with Interfaith Voices to produce a radio and podcast series of educational interviews with those involved in spiritual care in clinical settings from a variety of faith traditions.  Read more...
ACPE Receives $12,500 to Outfit our New Digital Classroom & Expand our Multi-faith Curriculum
In April, the trustees of the Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund approved a $7,500 grant to equip ACPE’s new digital classroom. This award follows a $5,000 grant in December 2015 from the Mary Allan Lindsey Branan Foundation for the same purpose. These funds, combined with the $25,000 grant from the F.I.S.H. Foundation, sets ACPE well our way to providing richer distance learning opportunities and expanding ACPE’s multi-faith curriculum offerings through the online ACPE Academy.  Read more...