Learning Circles
Effective Trauma Care Online Course, from The Allender Center
Featuring 8 sessions of compelling teaching from Dr. Dan Allender, the Effective Trauma Care Online Course will help you cultivate a deeper understanding of the impact of trauma and abuse while equipping you with the understanding and the tools to engage past trauma effectively.
Thursday, September 12 | 2:00 – 3:30 ET
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Thursday of the month
Total Meetings: 8
Facilitators: Joy Churchill, Gianforte Family Foundation, joy@gianfortefoundation.org | Marissa Lee, Cornerstone Trust, marissa@cornerstonetrust.org | Kalee Perlman, Tyndale House Foundation, karenperlman@tyndale.com
Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count, by Phil Buchanan
In Giving Done Right, Phil Buchanan, the president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, arms donors with what it takes to do more good more quickly and to avoid predictable errors that lead too many astray. This crucial book will reveal the secrets and lessons learned from some of the biggest givers, busting commonly held myths and challenging the idea that “business thinking” holds the answer to effective philanthropy. And it offers the intellectual frameworks, data-driven insights, tools, and practical examples to allow readers to understand exactly what it takes to make a difference. Description from Amazon.
October 22, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:00 ET
Meeting schedule: 3rd Tuesday of the month, October – April
Total meetings: 7
Facilitator: Thomas Kincaid, The Rees-Jones Foundation, tkincaid@rees-jonesfoundation.org
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. This classic is a must read, providing foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles, and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated gospel. Description from Amazon.
October 11, 2024 | 12:30 – 2:00 ET
Meeting schedule: 2nd Friday of the month, October – January
Total meetings: 4
Facilitator: Ted Child, an anonymous family foundation, ted.child@cherithfoundation.org
