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Seven Key Questions for a Good Church-Nonprofit Relationship

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Seven Key Questions for a Good Church-Nonprofit Relationship

(Adapted from Starting a Nonprofit at Your Church by Joy Skjegstad,  The Alban Institute, 2002.  Used with permission.  Obtain this item.­)

As you begin planning for your church-based nonprofit organization, it’s important that you keep the lines of communication open between the nonprofit and the nonprofit’s founding congregation. This list of seven questions is designed as a printable resource to help the nonprofit’s board and staff in discussing and preparing effective channels of communication between the nonprofit and the church.

1.  What communication tools will you use to communicate with your congregation?

  • church bulletin
  • church newsletter
  • announcements from pulpit
  • church special events
  • sermons
  • nonprofit’s brochures or newsletters
  • new member class or packets
  • presentations to classes or small groups
  • nonprofit special events
  • church board meetings or committee meetings

2.  What is your schedule for communicating with the congregation about the nonprofit?

3.  Who are the key church staff members you need to stay in close communication with?

4.  What strategies will you use to communicate with them?

5.  Which key church lay leaders do you need to stay in close communication with?

6.  What strategies will you use to communicate with them?

7.  Are there any informal lay leaders of the church who should be “in the loop” regarding the nonprofit?

 

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