Event Information

A healthy, mission-driven board is more than a governance body – it is the spiritual and strategic core of your champion community. This workshop equips nonprofit leaders and board members to cultivate boards whose members model full participation in the life of the ministry – including the joyful, prayerful, and relational opportunity to invite others into generosity. 

Rooted in biblical wisdom and aligned with the Champion Development framework, you’ll explore how to disciple board members into their role as fundraisers—not through pressure or quotas, but through prayer, testimony, invitation, and ownership. Through interactive exercises and real-life case studies, you'll gain tools to activate your board as a vital fundraising force. 

This workshop is designed for nonprofit executive leaders, development staff, and board members who want to strengthen their board’s engagement in fundraising through a biblical and relational approach. 

Please feel free to extend the invitation to your board colleagues. We'll meet in the Stained Glass room at COhatch Broad Ripple.

Presenters

Featuring - Laurel Vanden Berg

West Michigan & Indianapolis Area Director, Mission Increase

Laurel Vanden Berg serves as the Area Director for Mission Increase West Michigan & Indianapolis. After graduating from Trinity Western University with a degree in History, Laurel went to work in the corporate world in human resources and then started a family. She went on to complete her teacher certification at Calvin College and taught high school for 10 years at the Potters House Christian School in Grand Rapids. While teaching, Laurel earned a master's degree in education from Grand Valley State University. She continued her work in education by serving as the Director of School Development for the StreetSchool Network, and later joined the Sagamore Institute. Laurel was born and raised in Western Michigan and is honored to serve God by equipping ministries with the skills to carry out their mission.