Resources for Churches

Fasten Launches New Department Just for Churches

Check out the scores of new resources now available specifically for church leaders under our new Congregations channel. FASTEN now includes information and tools related to church mobilization, assessing the community, developing vision and leadership for church-based transformational community ministry, fundraising tips for ministry leaders, and more.

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New Resource for Congregations
This online book is an excellent guide on community organizing -- check it out for advice, tools and ideas your church can use to get involved in your community.

Tutoring Toolkit Upgrades
Check out the new additions to our Tutoring Toolkit.

Find Free Stuff
The FASTEN team has gathered information about free and low-cost items that faith-based nonprofits may be able to access through a variety of organizations and associations.

Download Toolkits
FASTEN offers several practical "how-to" toolkits to assist practitioners in designing, implementing and evaluating new programs.

Get Training
Click this link to connect to FASTEN's Conferences/Events calendar to learn about training opportunities in your locality.

Fast Research Facts
Writing a grant proposal to support your youth program? Click here to emphasize why what you are doing is so needed.

Best Practices Checklists
Use these checklists to assess whether your programs are incorporating promising practices.

New in Networking

Live Webinar with Joy Skjegstad
Joy Skjegstad is a successful author, consultant, and experienced grantwriter. She shows how fundraising can be an integral part of ministry- forcing us into deeper conversation with God, expanding our relationships with others, and building both our faith and our discipline. By participating in the webinar you'll determine if grant funding is right for your ministry, what foundation and corporate foundations are looking for, and how to successfully communicate with secular funders.

What's Working: Program Snapshots
Faith leaders considering launching new initiatives can check out plausible models of ministry, gaining inspiration and creative ideas.

Find Others Doing This Work
Follow this link to find other FBOs and intermediary organizations as well as private philanthropies and public agencies collaborating with FBOs around the country.

Exchange Ideas
Visit the FASTEN Forum to share your lessons learned--and to learn from others' great ideas.

FASTEN Newsletter Archives
Now is your chance to view them all. Click here to review all of FASTEN's newsletters for 2005.