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Ansley Roan

Journalist

Ansley Roan is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune and The Dallas Morning News, and on CNN.com. She has worked as a senior editor at Beliefnet.com and as a freelance national correspondent for Religion News Service. She is the consulting executive editor for Big Questions Online. She has an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in English from Earlham College. She serves on the board of the Religion Newswriters Association.

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Scholarships available for the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising 

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 will be accepted until Monday, August 3, 2026. Applicants should expect to hear a decision by the end of August.

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