Heartbeat Academy

This session will guide you in developing strong, mission-driven partnerships with corporate sponsors and local businesses. Learn strategies to engage companies in meaningful ways that enhance support for your pregnancy center and strengthen your community impact

Presented by Shelley Sumner

Presented by Jason Welty

Whether you are considering adding mobile services to your pregnancy resource center or if you already have an active mobile ministry we invite you to join us to discuss client strategy and marketing of your mobile ministry. After almost 10 years of working with our affiliates and partners we have seen patterns of challenge and success in mobile ministry and we want to share those with you.

Presented by Save the Storks

Presented by Luke Rosenberger and Andrew Hopper

Social media and instant communication have changed our world, including what your client wants and expects. Learning about modern adoption choices prepares your organization to provide her with reliable answers and resources available to her immediately.

Presented by Heather Featherston, Director of Lifetime Adoption.

Presented by Connie Ambrecht

Part 1: Intakes and Assessments - Presented by Vicki Krnac
Figuring out if a mom is the "right fit" for your program is one of the areas of key programmatic importance.  Join us as Vicki Krnac, Executive Director of Hannah's House, shares key aspects of their assessment process.  She will also share some of the ways that their intake process has changed as the program has undergone programmatic changes over time.  

Part 2: Admission and Orientation - Presented by Vicki Krnac
Once a mom has been accepted into the program via intake, welcoming her into the program and acclimating her to the home is of great importance.  Drawing from her experience as Executive Director of Hannah's House, Vicki Krnac will share their process as well as lessons they have learned.  Participants will receive samples of some key documents that are central to the orientation process.

 

Presented by Mike Williams, BanquetMoney.com

 

While these uncertain times come with a level of anxiety and fear related to the health of ourselves and loved ones as well as our economic capabilities. As in the book of Habakkuk, we can move from fear to faith, knowing that the three promises God gave Habakkuk can provide us with an anchor in the midst of our crisis as well. 

Presented by Pastor Andy Merritt and Jor-El Godsey

 

Presented by Gordon Douglas, Ambassador Speakers Bureau

Research shows that major gift-giving provides greater financial stability and value to your fundraising program than the exhausting and inconsistent ebb and flow of events-based fundraising. Our time together will provide a strategy for how to jump-start a relationship-based Major Gifts Program for centers of every size.

Presented by Lisa Stueckemann

The CDC has recognized that we have a mental health crisis in our high schools today. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey of 2021 indicates that students with no sexual contact report a significantly lower percentage of depression and suicidality than do sexually experienced students, identifying yet another reason for delaying sexual activity.

Presented by Tammy Kocher

The Institute of Reproductive Grief Care educates and equips healthcare professionals to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed, patient-centered care for those experiencing reproductive loss. Participation in this intensive course engages team members from across different disciplines to function cohesively in the provision of compassionate care for patients and families. This course equips care providers with a variety of effective communication modalities, cultural and spiritual competency skills, options for memorialization, practical applications, and personal self-care strategies to facilitate compassionate reproductive loss care.

Presented by Kara West and Thea Barry