Our mission
Philanthropic Service for Institutions (PSI) serves the Adventist Church in the North American Division (NAD) is the primary source for fundraising information and assistance through training, consulting, informational resources, on-site visits, and personal contact for the purpose of assisting organizations in acquiring funds to fulfill their missions.
Perspectives from the Field
Glimpses of Fundraising in Adventist Organizations
How We Serve
NOTE: As of January 2020, The North American Division administration adopted a policy stating that church institutions, organizations or ministries desiring to engage directly with PSI for Grant Searches or Training, must First make a WRITTEN Request to the Conference or Union Office the entity is listed under in the SDA Yearbook, and add the PSI Director’s email michaelbrown@nadadventist.org in the copy field.
Customized services—materials specifically for faith-based organizations
Consulting services—responses to e-mail and phone requests for assistance and information
Provide education—mentoring, promote specific academic programs, career advice
Information-sharing—maintain a database for disseminating information and to Adventist organizations
Donor Analytics—enables PSI to advise Adventist organizations on the best steps to increase their gains and reduce losses
Strategic Fundraising Action Plans—sophisticated predictive modeling predicts the predicts the likelihood and capacity of those donors who are far more likely to support your mission more frequently and generously. so your development budget and staff time are invested wisely
Grant Funding Searches—we can use key words searches to help find the best funders for your cause
Wealth Screening—detailed philanthropic profiles, identifies propensity and capacity to give, guides high-value fundraising efforts, provides optimized ask amounts for annual gift and five-year time-lines
Provide training—webinars, workshops, seminars, on-line courses, board training
Provide resources—library, on-line & hard-copy materials, referrals to colleagues and experts
Seminars and workshops—professional growth and opportunities to network with peers to discuss what works best, planned at the most conducive geographic locations, hosted by experts within and beyond our church