Current Projects

ASSESSMENT ON THE SUPPORT + DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS

Focus: U.S. Based self-identified entrepreneurs and the methods they use to sustain positive mental health and leadership

In Partnership with

ASSESSMENT OF U.S. STUDENT AWARENESS + ATTITUDES ABOUT DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING

Focus: Identification of awareness and attitudes about the risks and avoidance methods for sex trafficking among youth in the U.S.

In Partnership with

GREATER FREDERICKSBURG REGION COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

Focus: Beginning Summer of 2024, identification of community challenges and latent assets that can be mobilized collaboratively to develop new community solutions and resources. Assessment will be followed by Co-Creation Lab series designed to mobilize working groups of entrepreneurs, churches, local institutions, and nonprofits to address community challlenges.

In Partnership with

LAKE ANNA COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

Focus: Beginning in October 2024, the community assessment will identify community needs and assets and culminate in a co-creation lab designed to foster working groups to develop new collaborative resources.

News Article May 23, 2024

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Participation-Based Community Needs Assessment

$329.00

Get the Kit

WHAT'S INCLUDED

5 user workbooks

Step-by-step manual

Slide deck for presentation to volunteers & donors

Press release template

Team debriefing agenda

2 coaching sessions with our team

Sample interview and survey questions

Printable handouts and tools

Video training for each step of the process

Participant and volunteer identification guide

YOUR STEPS TO LAUNCH YOUR ASSESSMENT

1. GET THE KIT

Get the turn-key kit.
View the slides and step-by-step videos
Identify the participant groups and potential volunteers

2. STRATEGY COACHING

Get expert insights and talk over your strategy.
Get questions answered and avoid potholes.
Hear how you can make the most of the process to build momentum.

3. BUILD MOMENTUM

Launch your assessment.
You need social capital to keep growth in motion.
Our process creates new buy-in and earns access to new levels of influence.

CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS

Convert corporate volunteers to long-term donors and champions.

OUR HUMAN-TO-HUMAN APPROACH

Our approach to nonprofit growth is centered around one truth: relationships are the currency of movement. You'll walk away with clarity, credibility, and publishable community insights. But even better, you'll have new momentum as your volunteers create meaningful connections with decision makers and under-resourced individuals across your region.

Mobilize Volunteers

At its core, a community needs assessment is more than gathering facts and reporting numbers, it's about creating relationships and engaging volunteers as they lead by listening.

Become the Leader

After becoming the leader on listening to the community, organizations and authorities from every corner of your region will line up for a copy of your findings.

Find a Growth Path

Gain a clear view of your community's needs along with the momentum to gather funders and volunteers around your credible solutions.

Start Your Project

Learn how co-creation can catalyze change.

Talk with our team about bringing the co-creation to your community, organization, church or nonprofit.

On our call:

We'll share about the different ways you can implement a co-creation approach
Share about areas in your community where you'd like to catalyze change and fresh momentum
Get practical about how this might fit into your strategic planning, community outreach or future plans for your organization and community.

Talk with about your community

"Foundational for all our work..."

The needs assessment process provided by Dave and his team established the foundation for all of our work with volunteers, community leaders, children and families in Cleveland. The relationships and trust that resulted have made it possible for Velocity Church/Love Cleveland to deliver consistent impact and leadership in our community.

Scott Pugh
Love Cleveland

"Build and form lasting relationships..."

It was absolutely foundational...getting to know our community and becoming a part of our community. [This needs assessment] will help you meet the community in a way that will build and form lasting relationships and allow you to really serve in meaningful ways in your city.

Josh Burnett
Annapolis, MD

For over two decades, David Mills has been authoring books and leading teams to engage their communities in a new way.

17%

The average church member lost 37% of their network of relationships during COVID and only replaced 17%.

75%

75% of those surveyed said they thought religion was losing its influence on American life.

REF:

https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/church-statistics

https://www.barna.com/research/current-perceptions/

Volunteering continues to drop, with 40% of church membership volunteering in early 2020 and only 20% volunteering by March 2022. This rate is expected to decrease in 2023.

77%

When polling non-churchgoing Gen Z, 77% are interested in churches that help the poor.