Date: Saturday, October 23, 2027
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Modality: Online or In Person
Instructor: David Luckes
What does it take for community- and faith-based organizations to thrive, not just survive? While leaders of community- and faith-based organizations bring passion and tested organizing skills to their work, many struggle to build financial stability and resilience over the long haul. This workshop will help build the skills needed to address this struggle.
Financial Stability and Resilience for Community- and Faith-Based Organizations will help participants clarify what fiscal stability means in their setting and chart a path toward making it real. We will roll up our sleeves together to look at mission-based budgeting, managing costs, growing revenue, and building systems of accountability. Best practices in these areas align money with mission to strengthen community impact and build long-term organizational resilience.
Participants will leave with a clear definition of what financial stability means for their organization. They will also leave with a list of action steps they can take to make it a day-to-day reality, building renewed confidence they will have the resources needed for their organization’s long-term sustainability.
David Luckes
For more than four decades, David Luckes has helped nonprofit organizations increase their impact in the communities they serve. His work has spanned nonprofit executive leadership, philanthropy, governance, fiscal management, and investment advisory services, giving him a broad perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing community- and faith-based organizations.
David came to St. Louis in 2001 as President and CEO of the St. Louis Community Foundation, where he partnered with donors, nonprofit organizations, and civic leaders to increase the impact philanthropy had on the region’s future. He later built an investment advisory practice devoted to helping nonprofit board and staff leaders align organizational assets with their mission by supporting long-term sustainability and innovation.
Ordained as an Episcopal Deacon in 2023, David serves at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Eureka, Missouri, where he encourages and equips parishioners to serve their communities as Jesus did. He also served for 13 years on Eden Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustees, including terms as Vice Chair and Chair.
David holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University, where he studied philosophy, strategy, and public and nonprofit management.
