Heartbeat Academy

Grant Writing for Pro-Life Organizations will equip organizations for strategic success with all types of funders. Particiants will gain skills related to winning more grants such as logic modeling, grant research and writing tips.

Presented by Jamie Stanley

This workshop will show you how to provide funding for pregnancy resource centers through running a thrift store.

Presented by Darren and Shellie DeVeau

Do you know you need a major gift program but not sure how to get started? This one hour session is for you! Learn how much time, effort, and work goes into getting a major gift program started.

Presented by Haley Limo

Learn the basics of how to make sure you are stewarding all your gifts and donors well.

Presented by Haley Limo

This workshop will provide methods to grow individual donor relationships and enhance current church partnerships. It will help centers bring new ideas to their current fundraising calendar.

Presented by Rita Leone-Reyes

Gain practical, compassionate strategies to foster trust with new residents from their very first day. Explore ways to assess your own relationship-building practices, collect meaningful client feedback, and apply those insights to enhance programs and outcomes for both mothers and babies.

Presented by Kylie Krnac

DwellWell is a faith-based digital platform designed specifically for maternity homes. It streamlines operations, captures impact, interacts with residents, and equips leaders to focus on what matters most serving mothers and babies.

Presented by Viki Krnac

Maternity home work requires knowledge, understanding, and practical application in multiple areas such as handling trauma, recovery, and mental health issues. Could there be more behind some of the behaviors and issues that present themselves within your homes? Do you feel equipped to handle learning differences and disabilities in your home? Executive functioning issues are very common and are the source of the brain's "management system" that plans, organizes, makes decisions, and follows-through with tasks. This can affect your resident's ability to fully engage in programs, care for their children and prepare for independent living. This session will focus on learning about executive functioning disabilities and how to teach these skills in your program so that the goal is not just compliance but thriving!

Presented by Vicki Krnac

Fighting the Good Fight with Love. You'll learn to overcome the most critical organizational and frontline staff challenges facing you today.

Presented by Christopher Bell

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn to craft a clear mission statement and conduct a community needs assessment to ensure their maternity home addresses real local challenges, such as housing instability or addiction recovery. Building on these foundations, you'll define 3-5 key indicators of success—measurable outcomes like child birth, custody maintenance, and sobriety—that anchor program design and prove mission accomplishment. Through practical exercises, attendees will explore how to align infrastructure, staffing, and measurement strategies with these indicators, creating focused operations that drive long-term resident empowerment and organizational growth.

Presented by Valerie Harkins

This workshop will help folks start up a home. We'll share info on policy and procedures as well.

Presented by Kathleen Wilson

This workshop will help you understand the traits of a “healthy” board and the benefits for the ministry when one exists. Walk away with defined steps to building and creating a healthy board.

Presented by Robin Fuller

This workshop addresses the unique staffing challenges pregnancy centers face by demonstrating how customized health benefits can become a powerful recruitment and retention tool. Participants will discover budget-friendly alternatives to traditional group insurance that align with their center's specific needs and financial constraints.

Presented by Gabe Pelphrey

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This workshop will help organizations cultivate an environment where teams thrive, innovation flourishes, and goals are consistently met. Participants will explore practical strategies for aligning values, developing leadership at every level, and removing barriers to growth. Through interactive sessions and real-world examples, leaders will leave equipped to shape a healthy, purpose-driven culture that drives long-term success.

Presented by Jack Eason