A Letter from Katie Delaney, CVN’s Manager of Strategic Learning & Evaluation Watch Sisters INSPIRE promo video here. In the field of faith-based service, we celebrate the diversity of our programs’ origins, missions, locations, and offerings. We also face collective challenges and questions. When inspiration is hard to find, can we look to one another? […]
Creating the Future
I am thinking about a future that we co-create because we are fully aware of the present moment – and because we are responding in prophetic and pastoral ways. I hope that sounds familiar. Last week, you should have received information about CVN’s focus for strategic planning. Our process and this moment are so important that we will remind you of the process many more times. Moreover, that conversation relates to another opportunity this fall to shape the future together. CVN really wants you and all your staff to take part in the initial stage of our Group Mapping Process. […]
This Pride, Taking Your Next (or First) Step to LGBTQ Inclusion
If you look around, it seems the world is awash in rainbow this month as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people celebrate Pride. What began with two trans women of color and their friends at the 1969 Stonewall Uprising has become a global phenomenon. It is an opportune moment to reflect on how […]
Un emocionante esfuerzo de comunicación
Each year during membership renewal, CVN staff and board consider the range of benefits we provide programs. We also reflect on what more we can offer based on ideas you share, the supports you value most, and what else would strengthen your programs. In past years, CVN has invested significant time and resources in online marketing and communications to raise awareness for faith-based service and member programs. For example, the “Choose Service” video campaign was designed to help potential volunteers understand the breadth and […]