Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising Scholarship

Financial Support for ECRF Participants

Thanks to the support of generous Lake Institute donors, we are able to offer partial scholarships for our Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising course through the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship fund.

Jenna Olson Popp

I still see the books I read for the [ECRF] training on my bookshelf and am reminded that it’s not about the numbers, but instead about what God is doing through this ministry and through the generous gifts of our donors.

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Jenna Olson Popp

The Thomas H. Lake Scholarship

Financial support for ECRF participants
Award Amount: $675

The 2025 winter scholarship application process is now closed. We’ll open the application again in early June. Please contact LakeInstitute@iu.edu with any questions regarding this process.

Criteria: The Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF) is designed for religious leaders in faith-based organizations and institutions who wish to learn more about the spirituality of fundraising and gain a core foundation in fundraising principles. Typical titles of attendees include: clergy, judicatory executives, development leaders, professionals at faith-based organizations, and lay leaders who have some responsibilities with funding or finances. Scholarship criteria include both demonstrated financial need as well as the potential for applying course learnings in your current professional context.

ECRF Scholarship Application