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TechMission UrbanMinistry.org and its partners bring you talks and training on organizational development and capacity building.

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Course 311 - Theology & Strategies of Urban Missions

Course 311 - Theology & Strategies of Urban Missions (3 credits) 

Course 308 - Food Services

Course 308 - Food Services (3 credits) 

An introduction to the operations of a rescue mission food service. Topics include nutrition and menu planning, principles of food procurement and purchase, food handling and preparation, systems of serving and food service equipment, sanitation and health standards, budgeting and cost controls, preventative maintenance, record keeping, inventories. Also includes a look at using volunteers and clients in rescue mission food service operations.

Volunteer Management Webcast

This call teaches on how to manage volunteers and work-study students.

PowerPoint

Volunteer Management Training

Part of being a TechMission Corps member is recruiting and managing volunteers. How do you do that well? This presentation covers recruitment, interviewing, orientation, supervision, and recognition.

Webcast, PowerPoint,
Volunteer Management Toolkit

Workplace Communication

Khary Bridgewater's presentation on workplace communication and conflict resolution at TMC sites.

TechMission Corps Citywide Volunteer Coordinator Orientation

This presentation is for TechMission Corps Volunteer Coordinators. The presentation focuses on recruitment, including using www.christianvolunteering.org and other volunteer matching websites.

Webcast, PowerPoint,
Citywide Volunteer Coordinator Toolkit

TechMission Corps Training on getting Work-Study Students

All TechMission Corps members should consider recruiting work-study students for their site. This presentation takes you through all the steps of working with the school and finalizing the placement.

Webcast, PowerPoint

Work-Study Toolkit:
Sample Contract, Sample Off-Campus Authorization, Sample Job Description

TechMission Corps Volunteer Management Training

Part of being a TechMission Corps member is recruiting and managing volunteers. How do you do that well? This presentation covers recruitment, interviewing, orientation, supervision, and recognition.

Webcast, PowerPoint,
Volunteer Management Toolkit

AC4 Member Orientation

A conference call presentation that trains you in how to make the most of your AC4 Membership.  It summarizes the best training and materials that we have available to our members.

Should Christian Groups Accept Government Grant Funding

Of course, this is a decision each Christian organization will need to make based on their mission, vision, calling, and leading.  There is no single answer or right answer for all Christian organizations.

 

The decision, in my opinion, should also not be any different under the Obama administration than it was under the Bush administration.

 

There were a number of organizations that got into legal trouble under the Bush admin

The Realm of Maximum Impact

Serve America Act: Recommendation on How AmeriCorps Can Address Nonprofit Funding Bias

Research shows that while 52.4% of those in poverty in the USA are people of color, only 16.5% of nonprofits are led by people of color, and only 3% of foundation funding goes toward organizations that are led by people of color. This presentation provides three recommendations of how AmeriCorps can counter this bias: (1) reaching out to Black and Latino led Faith-based organizations (2) requiring grantees provide diversity profiles (3) Revising funding priorities.

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