July 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
When Faith Meets Strategic Advancement
Faith-based organizations carry a sacred calling to serve others and live out their values through meaningful action. Yet many organizations and ministries struggle to translate this calling their supporters feel into consistent, growing financial stewardship that sustains long-term impact.
The missing piece is often the right stewardship strategy paired with the right tools.
A Technology-Enabled Stewardship Framework
This 60-minute workshop with Virtuous and DickersonBakker examines how mission-centered strategy + smart technology can become your greatest advancement asset.
We’ll work through common challenges, explore proven approaches to address them, and demonstrate specific solutions using the Virtuous platform (with frameworks applicable to other platforms).
Live Problem-Solving Demonstrations:
Challenge: We’re Drowning in Tech Debt From Outdated Platforms
-See how outdated technology is costing your ministry and how freedom from a legacy system can free your team and increase giving.
Challenge: Growing Your Recurring Giving Program
-Watch stewardship workflows that move supporters from one-time offerings to consistent monthly giving, creating predictable revenue streams that enable ministry planning and growth.
Challenge: Improving Donor Retention and Engagement
-See how strategic cultivation and personalized stewardship combat declining retention rates, especially among first-time givers, while building deeper relational ties beyond transactional giving.
Challenge: Finding and Cultivating New Lower and Mid-Level Donors
-Examine digital engagement and storytelling frameworks that help new donors discover your mission and strategic segmentation approaches for nurturing mid-level supporters differently from your general list.
Workshop Details
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Strategic insights & best practices with live demonstration, plus Q&A
Audience: Faith-based stewardship leaders, development officers, and fundraising teams looking to build sustainable support through technology
Focus: Practical implementation strategies with immediate applicability that honor your organization’s values
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I apply these strategies if we don’t use Virtuous?
A: Most certainly. While we’ll demonstrate using Virtuous, the stewardship principles and strategic frameworks we share work across different platforms.
Q: We’re just starting to explore stewardship technology – is this session valuable for us?
A: Yes, this is actually perfect timing. Rather than getting lost in technical features, you’ll first understand the strategic possibilities and stewardship outcomes that technology can enable. This foundation will help you ask better questions and make more informed decisions when evaluating platforms.
Q: Should we expect a lot of technical complexity?
A: Not at all. We keep the focus on stewardship strategy and relationship building rather than technical details. You’ll see the logic behind effective giving workflows, but everything is presented from a ministry leadership perspective, not a technical implementation one.
Q: Can we discuss challenges specific to our ministry during the session?
A: Definitely. We reserve the last portion for open discussion where you can bring up your unique stewardship challenges, organizational questions, or implementation concerns. This is often the most valuable part for many attendees.
Q: What makes this different from other platform demonstrations we’ve seen?
A: Most demos focus on showing you what buttons to click. We focus on solving real stewardship challenges that faith-based organizations face. You’ll see technology applied to actual ministry scenarios, with strategic insight into why certain approaches work and how they align with your values.