Citygate Network Training Tracks

Leadership and Staff Development

Inspiring Intentionality and Growth for Ministry Leaders

• Values — Mission — Vision
• Board Governance
• Leading Well
• Succession Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Personal Growth
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Strategic Relationships
• Leading a Non-Profit Ministry

Organizational Growth

Investing in the Team’s Capacity to Ensure Healthy Growth Across the Entire Mission

• Feed and Care of Tomorrow’s Leaders
• Building and Maintaining a High-Performance Team
• Championing Change
• Team Building
• Continuous Improvement
• Organizational Structure
• Recruiting, Onboarding, and Training
• Career Planning that Aligns Self and Mission
• Cultivating a Positive Culture

Resource Development (2 Tracks)

Leveraging Resource Pathways to Maximize Ministry

• Donor Acquisition and Cultivation
• Major Gifts
• Planned Giving
• Grants
• Capital Campaigns
• Gifts-in-Kind
• Federal Funding
• Event Planning
• Fundraising Technology
• Public Relations Strategy
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Giving Trends

Transformational Programming (2 Tracks)

Inspiring Life-Changing Programs Toward Next-Level Outcomes

• Radical Hospitality
• Addiction and Recovery
• After Care / Follow-up
• Outcomes – Measurement / Evaluation / Standards
• Client Progression
• Program Design
• Human Trafficking Prevention and Exodus
• Case Management
• Mental Health / Counseling
• Youth Ministry
• Chaplaincy / Evangelism / Discipleship
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Housing - Emergency / Transitional / Long-Term / Permanent
• Emergency Shelter Philosophy
• Healing Environments
• Community Needs Assessment

Operations and Administration

Galvanizing Ministries with Best Practices in HR, Finances, Facilities, Technology, and More

• Human Capital
• Leveraging Volunteers and Interns
• Facilities and Equipment Management
• Nonprofit Finances
• Insurance / Crisis Preparedness / Risk Management
• Vendors and Procurement
• Database - Hardware / Software / Tech Audits
• Security
• Policies and Procedures

Client and Culture

Tracking Global Trends and Other Critical Ministry Topics

• Challenges of Poverty
• Disparities, Discrimination, and Reconciliation
• Legal Issues
• Theological / Biblical Rationale of Ministry to the Poor
• Community Development
• Community Involvement

Counseling

Merging Clinical Approaches with Ministerial Heart

• Healing Relationships
• Overcoming Barriers to Life Transformation
• Approaches to Addiction
• Mental Illness
• Anger and De-escalation
• Self-Harm
• Criminal Thinking
• Avoiding Burnout

Social Enterprise and Retail

Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Spirit for Ministry Outcomes and Resource Growth

• Social Enterprise
• Program or Business
• Business Models and Plans
• Legal Considerations
• Emerging Business Opportunities
• Business / Ministry Rationale
• Partnerships
• Thrift Store Fundamentals
• Donation Processing
• Marketing the Enterprise

Public Image and Branding Strategies

Deepening Community Connections through High-Impact Communications and Branding

• Public Relations
• Branding
• Community Events
• Crisis Planning
• Marketing
• Media Relations
• Innovations in Social Media

Hot Topics (2 Tracks)

Addressing the Burning Questions and Provocative Subjects of Today and Tomorrow