Courses

Course Category: Strengthening Your Organization

• Key Strategies for Developing a Resilient Board

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  • Key Strategies for Developing a Resilient Board - $40.00

  

  Having a strong board made up of the right people at the right time is one of the strongest indicators of sustainability for any nonprofit organization. Join Daniel Watson, Matthew Best, & Jonathan Haskell to learn. how to develop the board that is going to take your organization into the future and not just survive today.

• Implementing Equitable Systems Internally & Externally

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  • Implementing Equitable Systems Internally and Externally - $40.00

  

  Rev. Michelle Williams & Rev. Dr. Michelle Loyd-Paige teach from their Diversity Playbook that helps diversity professionals, CCD ministry and nonprofit organizational leaders examine their current efforts. The why, what, how, and when of implementing equitable organizational systems will be examined and discussed. Learn best practices for implementing equitable systems from the experts and gather tools to examine diversity efforts within your ministry and organization.

• Utilizing Tech to Steward Organizational Resources

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  • Utilizing Tech to Steward Organizational Resources - $40.00

  

  Join Christina Foor and Daniel Watson to learn how about leveraging technology to steward organizational budgets and employee time well. Experience developing and managing organizational technology frameworks along with team and individual staff oriented technology resources will be discussed to help organizations and staff maximize their budgets and work smarter. 

• Grant Writing and Fundraising with Equity

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  • Grant Writing and Fundraising with Equity - $40.00

  

  Learning common grant writing and fundraising practices cannot come without some analysis of best practices, some of which are rooted in white supremacy and paternalism. Together, we will reimagine fundraising practices that are rooted in equity and dignity for all God’s people and generate change for our organizations and communities.

• Leadership Development & Team Building Strategies

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  • Leadership Development & Team Building Strategies - $40.00

  

  The most important ingredient for community transformation is leadership. Yet most ministries do not have an intentional process to grow leaders and teams. Solid leadership within an urban ministry organization is critical for sustainability. Dr. Alvin Sanders shares from his 30 years of leadership development experience of how to strategically grow, strengthen, and build leaders and teams. 

• Increasing Your Organization's Wellbeing

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  • Increasing Your Organization's Wellbeing - $40.00

  

  The culture of your organization will far outlast your time as part of it. Whether in an established ministry with a long legacy or a startup non-profit, you must consider the culture you are creating and fostering for sake of those you work with and serve. In this workshop, Emanuel (Ricky) Padilla will provide a framework for reading your existing culture, identifying points of interest, and changing with targeted proposals. It will prepare you to start creating a new, healthy culture for your organization.

• Facilitating Organizational Change in Historically White Organizations

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  • Facilitating Organizational Change in Historically White Organizations - $40.00

  

  Since the murder of George Floyd, many organizations have created statements, made a commitment to racial equity and professed to explore the necessary changes needed for inclusive workplaces.  Despite these efforts, real change must be intentional and requires more than conversations but acknowledgement of the transgressions, real and honest introspection with all impacted, the review and revision of policies and an examination of the organizational culture. In this session, learn more about how your organization can move beyond talk to transformation. 

• Program Development and Evaluation

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  • Program Development and Evaluation - $40.00

  

  Join us to learn practical tools for evaluating your current programs, troubleshooting key areas, and planning for organizational programmatic growth in the future.