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Joy Skjegstad

Consultant, speaker, author

Joy Skjegstad, author of "Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry" and “Starting a Nonprofit at Your Church,” is a national speaker and consultant on nonprofit management and ministry development. She has been the executive director of two church-based nonprofits and has held a variety of other leadership positions with nonprofits in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

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Scholarships available for the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising 

Applications for the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship are now open! This scholarship supports participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF), a program designed to help religious leaders explore the spirituality of fundraising and gain skills essential for their work. 

Applications will be accepted until Monday, August 3, 2026. Applicants should expect to hear a decision by the end of August.

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