{"id":25915,"date":"2025-09-12T20:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25915"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:55:54","slug":"bdm-seeks-program-evaluation-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/bdm-seeks-program-evaluation-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Disaster Ministries seeks program evaluation and grant writer support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Jenn Dorsch-Messler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Brethren Disaster Ministries team is searching for volunteer or paid consultants to support the completion of a program evaluation of our domestic disaster ministries for future planning and grant possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These consultants would coordinate information-gathering opportunities, facilitate conversations and record feedback, and write a formal grant proposal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/Brethren-Disaster-Ministries-logo-color.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2418\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This work will help Brethren Disaster Ministries explore our current domestic disaster program, outline possibilities for program improvements, frame plans for expanding the ministries, and consider possible new disaster-related ministries. Key needs to be addressed include increased numbers of volunteers, leaders, resources, and funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some background with the Church of the Brethren, Brethren Disaster Ministries, or domestic disaster work is preferred. 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