Course curriculum

    1. Sample By-Laws

    1. Annual Staff Reviews

    2. Board Development videos from Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

    3. Board Development Basics

    4. Board Evaluation

    5. Board Job Description

    6. Building Your Board

    7. Dealing with Dysfunctional Boards

    1. WEBINAR: Planning your Summer Work- May 2024

    2. WEBINAR: Part-Time Ministry

    3. Strategic Planning

    4. Strategic Planning at a Glance

    5. Creating a Vision

    6. What Makes Your Ministry Great?

    7. Hope is not a Strategic Plan

    8. Developing Ministry Programs- SWOT Analysis

    1. Creative Ways to Fund Student Programming: Summer Conversation Series May 2026

    2. Fundraising 101-Rueben Mayes

    3. How to Build a Stewardship Plan

    4. Spirituality of Fundraising by Nouwen

    5. Resources for Asking for Larger Gifts

    6. Introduction to Storytelling for Fundraising

    7. TEACH-IN: Running a Trivia Night fundraiser- Sept. 2024

    8. WEBINAR: Managing Long-Term Investments- June 2024

    9. Sample Annual Appeal Letters

    10. Building Your Donor Base: Fund Raising and Friend Raising

    11. Communicating Your Cause

    12. Cultural Dimensions of Fund Raising

    13. Donor Stewardship

    14. Donor Loyalty

    15. Friend Raising and Fund Raising

    16. Fund Raising as Ministry

    17. Creating a Timeline for a Campaign

    18. Extraordinary Gifts

    19. Maintaining Donor Relationships

    20. Annual Fund

    21. Making the Case for Your Ministry

    22. Playing to Your Audience

    23. Saying Thank You

    24. Resolutions for Fund Raising

    25. Making the Visit

    26. The Feasibility Study

    27. When to Use a Consultant

    28. Capital Campaign Mistakes to Avoid

    29. Avoiding Problems in fundraising campaigns

    1. NLCM Inc.- supporting campus ministry buildings

    2. ELCA Grant help- Sample Budget Document

    1. WEBINAR: Digital Communications- September 2024

    2. LuMin brand identity

    3. What to include on your website

About this course

  • 52 lessons