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June 30, 2021
In this newsletter:
  •  Resources to help you craft a winning grant proposal
  •  Princeton scholar opens the Gift Collaborative podcast
  •  Help your board grow with the Wise Stewards Initiative
  •  Coming in In Trust magazine: How seminaries grow

Resources to help you craft a winning grant proposal

 
These In Trust Center on-demand webinars can help you craft a successful grant application for your institution.
 
  • Learn how to articulate your vision in a grant with experts from Ministry Architects. Stream the webinar now.

  • Putting together a sustainability plan is an important part of any grant. Kristal Frazier, a grant reviewer and expert on grant applications, and Mark DeVries, president of Ministry Architects, provide insights and key tips to show how to develop and present a sustainability plan. Learn how in this two-part webinar.

  • Don’t let research become a roadblock. Learn how to demystify the research process with the experts from Springtide Research Institute and gain valuable information to move ahead.

Introducing the Gift Collaborative Podcast

Princeton scholar Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, an expert on race and religion, opens the first episode of the new podcast from the the Gift of Black Education and Black Church Collaborative. In Episode 2, the Rev. Dr. Alton B. Pollard III, president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and an expert in the Black Church, joins the podcast. The podcast conversations build on a series of presentations by the collaborative that cover systemic racism, the history of the Black Church, COVID-19 and health disparities, nutritional health, and emerging generations.


Don’t miss In Trust magazine

 
The summer issue of In Trust magazine includes a feature on seven seminaries that are growing, examining what’s behind their success. Look for it in mailboxes and online in July. If you missed the spring issue of In Trust magazine, be sure to catch up now. It features insights on theological school finances, including what your CFO wants your board to know and ATS’ Chris Meinzer introducing questions to ask about your institution's finances.
 
 
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