Join this interactive session as front-line staff explore strategies to embody the Chalmers Center’s Ministry Design Principles into holistic economic development, innovation, and operations. Gain practical tools and inspiration to integrate your organization’s spiritual and operational mission.
Climate & Flourishing - Integrated Strategies to Care for Neighbors and the Creation
In this interactive, discussion-based workshop, you will learn firsthand about integrated strategies related to climate change adaptation and mitigation that can lead to human flourishing.
Program & Foundation Strategy from Need to Vision to Execution
We will share key insights to help ministry leaders and development professionals understand today’s philanthropic landscape and provide a practical method for communicating your program’s value, helping you better connect with foundation and donor partners.
Marketing & Development
Second Floor Across from Hall
Evaluating and Aligning Fundraising Strategy for Ambitious Growth
An engaging workshop where you will be equipped with a framework to better understand and align your organization’s fundraising strategies for scale. Walk away with increased confidence in your fundraising decisions.
Finding and retaining engaged supporters doesn’t happen by accident. In this session, you’ll learn how to better invest in your organization's marketing and fundraising efforts. We’ll share lessons we’ve learned the hard way—and make space for us to hear from each other.
Foundation Engagement: Learning the Landscape for Greater Collaboration
We will hear from Foundation leads on the opportunities in the changing philanthropy landscape and through discussion and questions increase the understanding between foundations and NGOs to strengthen collaboration and Kingdom impact.
Developing Mutually Transformative Partnerships With The North American Church
This workshop explores HOPE's strategies for staff retention during unpredictable times, focusing on the Special Measures Policy, case studies from Malawi and Burundi, and fostering peer learning among HR leaders from various NGO organizations.
The Three Waves Missionary Movement offers relevant principles about seasons of leadership and kingdom diversity for the Christian INGO sector. Speakers and panelists will invite discussion and reflection through personal experiences and case studies.
Exploring Systems Integration: Getting Your Technology to Talk to Each Other
Dive into your organization’s current technology structure (CRM, payroll, accounting, budgeting, etc.) and take a closer look at possible integrations between those systems. Does your accounting system capture data from your donor CRM? What are the advantages of having things connected? How can the systems you are using now (anything from NetSuite to Excel) work together to improve automation and reporting? Get an overview of how some organizations are mapping their systems and have some time to work on your own technology map!
Measuring the Efficacy of the Spiritual Formation and Care of Our People
How can we best assess whether and to what degree we are effectively equipping our Christian development practitioners with the biblical and theological wisdom underpinning the “why” and “how” of our work, and caring for them well in the process? Come help us explore this topic.
Deeper Dive
Second Floor Across from Hall
Demystifying AI: Practical Insights into Today’s Tools and Tomorrow’s Potential
Gain a clear understanding of how AI can serve as a practical tool for easing operational challenges. This workshop will break down the essentials of generative AI, explore the practical benefits of current tools, and consider future advancements with a balanced perspective.
AI in Relief & Development: Streamlining Operations and Exploring Program Enhancements
This workshop will examine how generative AI can improve workflow efficiency and lay the groundwork for future program innovations. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications that can streamline internal processes and gradually enhance the impact of development programs.
In this participatory learning session, we will explore why it is important to get involved
in academic research in the community setting, how to get started, ways to integrate faith-based
principles, and practical lessons learned from international research collaborations.
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