Making the Invitation - Workshop

How to Confidently Engage Champions in Generosity

 
Community: Orange County
Thursday, February 05, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST
Calvary Church
1010 No. Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA
 
Seats Available: 16 of 36

Event Information

Inviting a champion to give financially requires a spiritual partnership and strategic approach that keeps your champion development plan in the forefront. This workshop equips nonprofit leaders with a framework to formulate and communicate financial invitations with confidence and conviction.

Using the context of Major Gifts, leaders will learn the components of financial invitations and ways of adapting them into various development contexts.  Through hands-on work and interactive exercises, leaders will increase skills and gain inspiration for developing trust and deepening engagement with givers.  

This workshop is designed for nonprofit executive leaders, development staff, and anyone in your organization who desires to expand their effectiveness in connecting champions to the cause and extending courageous, faith-filled invitations to generosity.

Register today!

Location Details

Please park in the North parking lot off of Wellington Avenue.

Presenters
Tara Andersen
Featuring - Tara Andersen
Area Director for Orange County & Hawaii, Mission Increase

Tara has served as the Area Director for Mission Increase Orange County & Hawaii since 2017 and counts it an honor to be a part of the kingdom work happening in her community. With over 30 years of business leadership and fundraising experience where she successfully stewarded over $52M across multiple campaigns, she has the opportunity to share what she has learned with leaders as they face the unique challenges of nonprofit leadership. Tara holds degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice, as well as a master's degree in Organizational Psychology. She also holds certifications as a CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) and CCNL (Credentialed Christian Nonprofit Leader). Tara lives in Orange County with her husband, Steve, and their four sons.