Redemptive Impact Accelerator
A resource for faith-based non-profits to strengthen both executive and program-level leadership skills and impact through a Redemptive Leadership approach.
The Accelerator
The Redemptive Impact Accelerator (RIA) focuses on the key components of leading a Nonprofit with a redemptive impact. We will cover the Redemptive Frame: Strategy, Leadership, and Operations. Leaders are partnered with coaches who walk alongside the organizations throughout the experience. Nonprofit Leaders emerge with clear impact goals and plans for their organizations, leading to new levels of impact and sustainability.
The Redemptive Impact Accelerator (RIA) is a collaborative training provided by FPU Center for Community Transformation and Every Neighborhood Partnership, in partnership with Praxis.
Modules
Each of the three 4-week modules will cover one aspect of the Redemptive Frame.
Module 1
Leadership
Why We Build
4 Weeks:
- YOU the Redemptive Leader
- Developing a North Star Framework
- Forming Redemptive Teams & Empowering Others
- Leading for Community Restoration & Long-Term Renewal
In this module you will learn to:
- Understand the three ways of leading: exploitative, ethical, redemptive.
- Clarify mission, vision, and core problem statements
- Build value propositions that promote dignity and agency to move from “service delivery” to “co-creation.”
- Apply redemptive innovation principles to improve or redesign programs.
- Design metrics that move beyond transactional outputs.
Module 2
Strategy
What We Build
4 Weeks:
- Redemptive Strategy in Action
- Building Redemptive Value Propositions
- Effective Program Design
- Long-Term Redemptive Impact & Sustainability
In this module you will learn to:
- Understand the difference between exploitative, ethical, and redemptive strategies
- Design programs that dignify and empower, not merely serve
- Develop a culture of monitoring and evaluation for long-term change
- Apply redemptive innovation methods to enhance existing programs
Module 3
Operations
How We Build
4 Weeks:
- Redemptive Organizational Culture
- Designing Humane and Efficient Systems
- Talent, Team Rhythm, and Redemptive HR Practices
- Financial & Operational Stewardship
In this module you will learn to:
- Understand the difference between exploitative, ethical, and redemptive operational cultures
- Build simple, redemptive practices into HR systems
- Making operational decisions that protect mission integrity
- Workflows that reduce burnout
Accelerator Highlights
As a faith-based non-profit or community benefit organization leader, in the often lonely and challenging role of leading, you are faced with questions that do not have easy answers.
- How can we make sure we are having the impact we are looking for?
- How can our work be more sustainable?
- How can I find joy in this calling?
- How can we train our staff and board for maximum effectiveness?
- Are we tapping appropriate revenue streams?
- How can we tell our story without hurting those we serve?
Join the accelerator for the answers you need.
Dates:
Module 1: Leadership
Every Friday, April 10 – May 1, 2026
Module 2: Strategy
Coming Soon
Module 3: Operations
Coming Soon
Times:
TBD
Fresno Pacific University
1717 S Chestnut Ave Fresno, CA 93702
Investment: TBD
RIA Cohort 2
Hear from previous RIA participants and their takeaways.
Impact Accelerator Updates
3½ Months of Growth: What These Nonprofit Leaders Learned
On June 7, leaders from six local nonprofits celebrated their graduation from the second cohort of the Redemptive Impact Accelerator (RIA)—a 3½-month journey equipping them
First Redemptive Impact Accelerator Cohort Graduates!
The first Redemptive Impact Accelerator cohort celebrated it’s completion in June! Thank you to all our participants, speakers, advisors, and partners (Every Neighborhood Partnership, Ten Talents Foundation, and Randy White & Associates) for making this a successful launch.
