How to Fund Community Programs for Your Church or Nonprofit
A step-by-step guide to securing donations so your community programs are funded beyond one-time giving.
Paul Hosch | Fundraising Expert
As the CEO of Nonprofit Fundraising Management, Paul has spent nearly 30 years funding community programs. Over his career, he has helped raised over $50 million.
Details
You'll Learn How To:
- Choose the right program to fund
- Prepare your program for donors
- Identify the right people to ask
- Make the ask with confidence
- Secure the donation
Why This Matters Now More Than Ever
Under the Trump administration, public funding for community programs has been cut, delayed, or restricted, and Black communities are feeling it first and hardest.
Black churches are closing at historic rates.
Black-led nonprofits are shutting down every day.
When funding is unstable:
Our programs disappear. Our communities suffer.
Community programs are how Black communities have always protected each other.
It is how schools stayed open.
It is how families were fed.
It is how dignity was preserved when no one else stepped in.
However these programs cannot survive without sustainable funding.
Learning how to fundraise is how we continue the work.
Real Results from Our Partners
How Churches Like Yours Are Getting Funded
NFM provided strategic guidance to ITC’s administration and governing board to support this pivotal shift in the 60-year old strategic direction. At the height of the pandemic NFM helped ITC begin to course correct on inherited challenges and build institutional capacity for significant fundraising
NFM assisted us in a space that churches often misuse—statistics. NFM showed us that measuring was a tool of evaluation for growth, not to be punitive. We looked at people, money, gifts, timing and more. All these were measures used now to see where we came up short in order to build up
NFM introduced us to an innovative funding model that’s set to revolutionize our financial sustainability and future growth."
Thanks to NFM, I’ve become a more effective fundraiser, significantly enhancing our ability to expand programs on a global scale."
Learning from NFM, amid a pandemic, congregational fundraising increased three consecutive years!"
Meet Your Instructor
Paul Hosch, Founder of NFM
Almost 30 years ago, I started helping churches raise money—not just for buildings, but for the work that really matters: feeding families, supporting youth, creating jobs, showing up for the community.
Most churches were stuck in the same cycle: pass the plate, pray it’s enough, repeat. I knew there was a better way. So I built one.
Since then, I’ve helped churches raise over $50 million, create repeatable donor pipelines, and fully fund the programs they were called to lead. Now I teach that exact method to leaders like you.
Register now for the free live training.