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Adam Russell Taylor

President, Sojourners

The Rev. Adam Russell Taylor is the president of Sojourners and the author of “A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community.” Taylor previously led the Faith Initiative at the World Bank Group and served as vice president of advocacy at World Vision U.S. and senior political director at Sojourners. He has also served as the executive director of Global Justice, an organization that educates and mobilizes students around global human rights and economic justice. Taylor is a graduate of Emory University, the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of Virginia Union University. He is ordained in the American Baptist Churches and serves at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Applications for the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship are now open! This scholarship supports participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF), a program designed to help religious leaders explore the spirituality of fundraising and gain skills essential for their work.  

Applications are due February 28, 2025. 

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