Are you looking to cultivate healthy and impactful organizations within your community?
Organizations dedicated to Christian Community Development share a common goal of wanting to see our communities flourish. At CCDA, we’re here to support and enhance that vision.
Join us for our “Strengthening Your Organization” series, designed to equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to foster a healthy and relevant organization. This series is tailored to educate and equip leaders with the latest in organizational development practices. We provide valuable insights, practical tools, and a supportive community to help your church, non-profit, or for-profit organization reach its fullest potential.
Together, let’s see our communities flourish.
2024 Strengthening Your Organization Sponsor
Thank you to our 2024 Strengthening Your Organization sponsor, World Impact! Click here to learn more about World Impact.
Check out the Series
Schedule
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June 5 – Forming a New Nonprofit Ministry – Mindy Muller
June 12 – Transformative Leadership: Creating a Culture that Changes You and Others – Danny Brister Jr.
June 19 – HAPPY JUNETEENTH – No class!
June 26 – Everybody is a Leader: A System of Staff Development – Dr. Alvin Sanders
July 31 – Policy Power-Up: Dynamic Strategies for Community-Engaged Advocacy – Andrea Lowe
Meet the Speakers
Mindy Muller, MS, CFRE, CEO/President
Mindy Muller is a social entrepreneur, founder and President/CEO of Community Development Professionals, LLC. Since 2003, Mindy has led CDP toward realizing its vision of communities where everyone can thrive. Communities that thrive have a strong nonprofit sector, affordable housing for everyone, community partnerships that work collaboratively to build strong community and active and vibrant small businesses. Mindy is a Certified Fund Raising Executive with a BA in Family Science and Psychology from Anderson University and an MS in Nonprofit Administration from Louisiana State University Shreveport.
Andrea Lowe, MPH, CPH
Today, more than ever before, we have an opportunity to collectively improve health outcomes for our neighbors, communities, and world. After 14 years in the field of health and human services, I started my own consulting business, Social Impact Studio Consulting LLC in August 2022 to work with nonprofit and governmental agencies across the country to do just that. I am passionate about promoting health equity and improving health outcomes for minoritized and intentionally under-resourced communities and want to utilize my expertise to support moving towards efforts supporting justice, peace, and building collective agency.
Danny Brister, Jr.
Danny Brister Jr. is a native of Birmingham, AL, and has over a decade of experience in municipal government, education, and local church ministry. He formerly served with the City of Birmingham Mayor’s Office Division of Youth Services as the Program Manager for Faith-based Initiatives and Education and the office’s Operations Manager. He is the Executive Director for Elevate Birmingham, a non-profit focused on building long-term, life-changing relationships with Birmingham’s youth, equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community. Danny was the inaugural Chair of the Birmingham Chapter. He is the husband of one beautiful wife and father to an amazing daughter. Danny is the founder and director of Act Justly Love Mercy and hosts the podcast My Black Book Journal. He holds a B.S. degree from Liberty University.
Sonja Schappert Howden
Sonja Schappert Howden has 20 years of experience in faith-based, urban ministry. She studied Christian Education & Intercultural Studies at Biola University & Nonprofit Administration at the University of San Francisco. Her formative years were in African American and Asian ministries. Greatly influenced by CCDA, she lived in South Central for years practicing relocation and reconciliation. Sonja is a former small business owner and now serves as the Director of Operations at Because Justice Matters. She is a seasoned traveler, purplekayakgirl, and “Aunty Awesome” to her nieces and nephews. Sonja runs Rooted.to, a consultancy committed to the ministry of Operations.
Ashlie James
Ashlie James has over 19 years of professional and volunteer experience, having served alongside and consulted for charitable, faith-based and educational organizations of all sizes and scopes. She has a wide range of administrative, executive, development and communications experience having served at all levels. Her career achievements include a successful track record of over $30 million in funded state, federal, and foundation grant proposals, and post-award management of over $21 million dollars in funded grant programs. Ashlie is Founder and Executive Director of Atlanta Growing Leadership Of Women (GLOW), a Black- and woman-led nonprofit organization that serves underserved youth and young adults through mentoring, leadership development, financial literacy, and life and job skills training. She sits on the board of directors for several faith – and community-based nonprofits and is also President and Principal Consultant of Thrive Mission Resources. Thrive Mission is a consulting practice that serves grassroots organizations through mission-driven communications and grant writing services.
Dr. Alvin Sanders
Dr. Alvin Sanders is President and CEO of World Impact, an organization pioneering the development of urban ministry through redemptive poverty work. In his career, Alvin has served as an urban church planter, pastor, and denominational leader. He is the author of Bridging the Diversity Gap, Uncommon Church, and Redemptive Poverty Work. He and his family live in Cincinnati.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
How do I register for classes?
Click on a class to register or visit ccda.org/events for our current series offerings. Classes are discounted for CCDA Members – grab your discount and become a CCDA Member today!
Bundle registrations are open through Monday, June 3, 2024, and individual class registrations are open through July 31, 2024. Classes will be recorded and available the following week in the CCDA Store.
What is included in this series?
- 1.5 hour sessions for deeper learning and engagement
- Opportunity to learn and engage directly with speaker during each session and ask questions specific to your situation
- Speaker resources from class provided via email following class
Who is this professional development course for?
Anyone looking for a Christian Community Development specific context desiring to strengthen their ministry, organization, or community through attending organizational development classes.
More Ways to Engage
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Stewardship Planning for Human Flourishing, Organizational Thriving and Community Prospering -
Program Design: a Human-Centered Approach -
Leading Diversity efforts post-COVID: What has changed? How do you and your organization stay relevant? -
Developing Healthy Organizations to Avoid Staff Burnout -
Developing a Healthy Organizational Culture -
Crafting an Organizational Message Worth Shouting Course -
Funding for Mission Rooted Organizations -
Re-Examining Organizational Development Through CCD Perspective
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