Welcome
Join us at Beulah Heights University for From Mission to Movement: Foundations of Faith-Rooted Nonprofit Leadership.
This practical certificate experience is designed for leaders who want to strengthen their mission, improve programs, and build sustainable nonprofit work. You’ll gain clear tools for leadership, funding, governance, and community impact in a supportive learning environment. If you’re ready to turn purpose into action, this is for you.
About the Program
From Mission to Movement: Foundations of Faith-Rooted Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program
Duration: 6 Hours (continued over 2 days)
Facilitator: Dr. Rodney B. Jackson & KaCey Venning, M.Div.
Friday, April 17, 2026, | 4:00 pm - 6:30pm & Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Lesson Plan Guide
Friday, April 17, 2026
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Welcome + Guided Tone Setting
- Objective: Set the tone and road map for the day.
- Activity: Participants answer, “What brought me to this work?”
- Materials: Provided toolkit
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Module I: Before the Budget – Clarifying the Problem, You’re Built to Solve
- Objective: Ground mission
- Content: Calling vs career, lament as visioning, IRS 1023 problem statement framework
- Activity: Mini case: church food pantry → food justice nonprofit
- Reflection: “What breaks your heart and moves you to act?” “Is it enough for a full organization?”
- Materials: Slide deck, workbook pages, whiteboard/post its
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Module II: Mission Mechanics – Structure, Compliance & Governance
- Objective: Understand legal structure, board function, and risk.
- Content: 1023 vs 1023-EZ, bylaws, ECFA governance, risk heat map
- Activity: Breakout: Draft a board matrix + fill in top 5 org risks
- Materials: Risk Heat Map, Board Matrix handout, 1023 sample
6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Wrap-up (What to expect tomorrow)
Saturday, April 18, 2026
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Welcome Back and Review
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Module III: Mobilizing the Mission – Fundraising, Funding & Stewardship
- Objective: Build a sustainable, ethical, informed funding plan.
- Content: Revenue streams, biblical stewardship (10 assertions), ECFA ethics
- Activity: 15-min grant budget demo + elevator pitch speed-round
- Materials: Budget template, stewardship slides, sample donor case
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Module IV: Impact in Action – Program Design, Delivery & Evaluation
- Objective: Build and evaluate programs with logic, equity, and impact.
- Content: Logic model basics, SMART outcomes, volunteer strategy
- Activity: Group logic model build-out + accessibility audit questions
- Materials: Logic Model Canvas (.docx/.pdf), volunteer checklist
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Module V: Leading Loud – Faith, Ethics & Identity
- Objective: Explore burnout, bias, lament, and trauma-informed leadership.
- Content: ECFA Leader-Care Standard, sabbath budgeting, rule-of-life
- Activity: Pair-share: “What’s one burnout flag I tend to ignore?”
- Materials: Burnout self-check, Leader-Care Covenant template
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Module VI: From Idea to Impact – Blueprinting Your Next Bold Step
- Objective: Draft the beginnings of their nonprofit blueprint
- Activity: Capstone work time: Mission, one program, revenue plan, risk register, leader-care step
- Peer Review: Stop/Start/Continue feedback rounds
- Materials: Capstone Guide, Feedback Form
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Commissioning + Certificate Overview
- Activity: Group prayer of commissioning (optional)
- Logistics: Capstone due in 14 days, coaching scheduling, digital badge instructions
- Materials: Certificate preview, capstone FAQ sheet
