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    Category: Program Design

    How and Why One Life Transformation Ministry Helps Clients Get Untangled from the Social “Safety Net”

      Jeff Lofting Director of Education Read more from Jeff   In 2000, Watered Gardens Ministries opened the doors of its small outreach to the poor…

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    Jeff Lofting October 12, 2022

    10 Ways Your Church Can Walk with Moms Post-Roe

      Avery West Membership Engagement Director Read more from Avery   This article was originally published on August 22, 2022 in The Gospel Coalition.  …

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    Avery West August 24, 2022

    Amplifying Your Message: Getting Started With Public Awareness in Your Community

      Jeff Lofting Director of Education Read more from Jeff   For many in the nonprofit sector, talking about ourselves doesn’t come naturally. Many would…

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    Jeff Lofting July 7, 2022

    Level Up: Embracing Empowerment in Your Ministry

      James Whitford Founder & CEO Read more from James     Jump to: How Are We Doing? | Dependency & Paternalism | Look Up | Expect Up | Size…

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    James Whitford June 7, 2022

    3 Ways to Empower Mentees

      Avery West Membership Engagement Director Read more from Avery   Many people in chronic poverty long to be respected, to have their gifts discovered,…

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    Avery West May 5, 2022

    How Brown M&M’s Can Transform Your Charity

      Nathan Mayo Network Director Read more from Nathan     Once leaders start to understand the difference between relief and development, they naturally look…

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    Nathan Mayo April 14, 2022

    What’s the Antidote to the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle?

      Nathan Mayo Network Director Read more from Nathan     “What gets measured gets managed—even when it’s pointless to measure and manage it, and…

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    Nathan Mayo February 7, 2022

    When Independence Is a Bad Idea — 3 Reasons for Nonprofits to Keep Depending on Donors

      Travis HurleyDirector of AdvancementRead more from Travis     Whether the sentiment is new or just new to me, more and more nonprofit leaders…

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    Travis Hurley February 7, 2022

    5 Best Practices for Testing to Ensure Your Classes Work

      Nathan MayoNetwork DirectorRead more from Nathan     Knowledge is usually a necessary first step to change actions — though it is often not…

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    Nathan Mayo January 10, 2022

    Four Keys to Help Release People from Dependent Poverty

      James Whitford Executive Director Read more from James   “Dependency is merely slavery with a smiling mask.” Years ago, I read this line in…

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    James Whitford December 3, 2021
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