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Organizing in African American Churches

Isaiah Institute

  • Program Education
  • Program Area Building Organized Communities
  • Grant Amount $130,000
  • Grant Period June 1, 2008–May 31, 2009
  • Location New Orleans, LA, United States
  • Geographic Focus Louisiana, Mississippi

About this grant

The Isaiah Institute is a community organizing and community capacity-building organization working in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Isaiah Institute works primarily with small, unaffiliated black churches to teach the arts and disciplines of community organizing to pastors so that they can become more effective leaders and advocates for their communities.