Diakonia Leadership

The goal of the Diakonia Leadership Institute is to support congregational leadership development in low income communities by providing spiritual renewal, education and skill enhancement and development. Participants are recruited from urban, rural and multi-ethnic settings:

Topics covered are:

• Program planning and strategic planning
• Developing goals and objectives evaluation
• Asset based community development
• Marketing an outreach
• Telling your story
• Volunteer recruitment and nurturing
• Basic fundraising
• Introduction to grantwriting
• Basic concepts of community organizing
• Developing partnerships and collaborations