Charities

Amplify your outreach with focused, strategic major and complex charitable gift services to serve your high capacity donors.

We Empower Ministries to Touch More Lives… for Christ’s Sake

God has given your ministry a powerful vision. We help you transform that vision into a vibrant reality by helping you attract and connect with faithful supporters and providing the tools, wisdom and knowledge you need to grow.

How We Help

We help donors and charities be more effective and impactful in their stewardship-building and discipleship training, to cultivate a culture that values charity, generosity and joyful giving.

Our Commitment to Your Success

Strategic Guidance

Ministry effectiveness assessment: Identify strengths and growth opportunities through expert evaluation.

Custom growth strategies: Receive tailored recommendations aligned with your unique mission and context.

Performance metrics development: Measure what matters with meaningful impact indicators.

Impact measurement tools: Demonstrate your ministry's effectiveness to donors and stakeholders.

Leader Networking

Coalition of Christian Nonprofit Leaders: Join this network of leaders for quarterly workshops and events

Collaborative funding opportunities: Network with other leaders and joing forces with complementary ministries for greater collective impact.

Ministry showcase events: Share your vision with you network of peers and generate feedback and ideas for successful engagement.

Latino Leader Support: Find Spanish language materials and support to engage with others serving our Latino populations.

Resource Center

Online training library: Access best practices and expert guidance at your convenience.

Fundraising templates: Save time with professionally designed materials and tools.

Best practices and whitepapers: Learn from successful ministries and avoid common pitfalls.

Ministry case studies: Gain insights from real-world examples of ministry growth.

Ministry Expansion Accelerators

Ministry Support Services At-A-Glance
Fortify your members’ financial foundation

  • GladVisors  Generosity & Legacy Giving Education and Outreach

  • Leadership Development-Steward Discipleship Teams

  • Endowment/Long Term Funds Investment Management

  • Estate Planning and Planned Giving Support 

  • Charitable Trust Administration as Trustee

  • Charitable Gift Annuity Administration

  • Donor Advised Funds

  • Field of Interest Funds

Major Asset & Complex Gifts Management
Set up Biblical stewardship infrastructures

  • Donor development workshops: Learn proven techniques for cultivating donor interest in legacy and major gifts.

  • Major gifts training: Acquire the skills to confidently pursue and secure transformational gifts.

  • Planned giving programs: Tap into the enormous potential of legacy gifts and estate planning.

  • Grant writing support: Develop compelling proposals that stand out to foundations and corporate donors.

Legacy & Endowment Building
Establish sustainable funding for Generations

  • Endowment fund establishment: Create perpetual funding streams that provide stability for your ministry.

  • Legacy giving programs: Help donors make lasting impact through planned gifts and bequests.

  • Investment management: Benefit from professional oversight of your long-term financial resources.

  • Donor stewardship training: Learn best practices for maintaining strong relationships with endowment donors.

Programs to Scale Your Ministsry

Estate Planning & Planned Giving Services

Successful families expect comprehensive estate planning when considering a planned gift. Often the family has multiple charitable interests.

  • CFA works behind the scenes with your gift planners, or along-side them on your behalf.

  • CFA offers back-office set-up of charitable giving tools, including Donor Advised Funds, Charitable Trusts, and other sophisticated plans.

  • CFA handles complex gifts such as securities, real estate, restricted stock, business interests, etc.

Leaders Edge Program

  • Executive coaching for ministry leaders: Gain personalized guidance to navigate growth challenges and strategic decisions.

  • Board development workshops: Transform your board into a high-functioning team that actively advances your mission.

  • Strategic planning facilitation: Create clear, actionable roadmaps for achieving your God-given vision.

  • Financial sustainability training: Discover how prayerfully tapping a small group of supporters to become an Impact Patron can create the funding base you need, while helping them invest in your cause.

Why Work With Us?

  • "Through CFA's guidance, we've built relationships with donors who not only support our work financially but champion our cause. Our ministry has grown exponentially."

    - Pastor James, Urban Youth Ministry

  • "The Impact Patron program transformed how we approach major donors. We now have a thriving community of supporters who understand and believe in our vision."

    - Sarah, Crisis Pregnancy Center Director

Ready to Grow Your Ministry?

Complete this short MINISTRY EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT to measure your impact potential, as compared to others in our space. Learn what successful leaders are doing now to improve and position their nonprofit for high capacity donors and major gifts.

Have you recruited a dedicated GladVisor?

If you have a Financial Planner or Estate Attorney in your base of supporters who would like to use their God-given expertise as a volunteer stewardship advisor, we’ve got a role for them! Our GLADVISORS are instrumental partners who are part of your body and partner with leaders to create a culture of generosity and stewardship.

Consider tapping a gifted and experienced professional to become a CFA GladVisor for your group.