Here are some resources for you:
- Learn more about fundraising
- Apply to an incubator program
- Develop your leadership skills for innovation
- Connect with others about your project
1. Learn more about Fundraising
Securing financial resources and funding is vital for launching, growing, and maintaining digital products past the initial prototyping phase. If you are considering taking your prototype further with external funding and support, explore the resources below to guide your next steps:
Personal Fundraising Resources — Via Generosity Home
Overcome the #1 reason people don’t enter ministry, get the tools your team needs to reach full support.
Proposal writing
Explore videos, webinars, and training to help you learn the basics of crafting strong, compelling proposals that will help you secure grants from foundations.
Fundraising programmes from The Timothy Group
A webinar series covering everything from fundraising events that profit to email marketing that moves and capital campaign essentials.
Resources from the Association of Fundraising Professionals
A member-based group that empowers individuals and organizations to practice ethical fundraising through professional education, networking, research, and advocacy.
Podcast: Unlocking Innovation with Dave Raley
Dave Raley, founder of Imago Consulting, shares practical steps for leading innovation in your ministry.
2. Apply to an Incubator Program
Join a guided incubator program with mentorship, tried and tested frameworks, and real-world testing to move your project from prototype to pilot.
Praxis
A venture-building ecosystem for founders, funders, innovators, and culture makers motivated by their faith to address the major issues of our time.
Missional Labs
Tell them who you are and what you’re building, and they’ll point you to the right next step, whether that’s launching a new ministry, partnering as an organization, or funding emerging work.
Pitch your project to a FaithTech community
Volunteer teams build solutions to real-world problems, using the unique skills God has given them, to contribute to something bigger than themselves.
3. Develop your leadership skills for innovation
Grow, refine, and develop essential leadership skills by participating in these comprehensive, cohort-based programs, workshops, and immersive learning experiences from the following institutions:
OneHope Innovation Launchpad
An online, cohort-based learning experience that equips you with the mindset and tools to spark impactful innovation in your church, ministry, or organization.
Indigitous Leadership Lab
A 5-week experience for followers of Jesus who want to explore how faith and innovation come together to reach their world.
Citygate Innovation and Impact Labs
A hands-on learning lab where ministry leaders share Kingdom resources and proven practices, and craft solutions tailored to their own local context.
Praxis: Redemptive Entrepreneurship
Support for founders pursuing redemptive entrepreneurship as part of a growing global community of practice.
4. Connect with others about your project
Build your network and community by joining these collaborative spaces. Connect with like-minded innovators, faith-driven builders, and experienced mentors.
#HACK Discord Server
Join the #HACK Global community by Indigitous, connect with fellow builders already active in the space.
Create — FaithTech
What if the technology we build doesn’t just innovate, but redeems? Join a community seeking to glorify God through what we build.
Solving the World’s Greatest Problems
Builders and investors solve problems. This is where you learn to solve the biggest ones, and the best places to give and invest.