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This month we are highlighting some of the social entrepreneurs who have been a part of NBA’s Social Entrepreneurship (SENT) Cohort. Today, we are pleased to feature DeJuana Golden, a member of NBA’s 2025 SENT Cohort and founder of The…
Read MoreCaring For Yourself: NBA Group Offers Mental Health & Wellness Toolkit for Community Leaders and Care Providers
Our world is full of community leaders and care providers offering support and care to others in their community. But how often do these same leaders take steps to care…
Read MoreSustainable Leadership in Demanding Conditions: A Look Back at NBA’s Joint Peer Learning & Wellness Group Gathering
How can a cactus plant offer insights on sustainable leadership and wellness? This was the central question surrounding NBA’s combined joint Peer Learning & Wellness Group gathering that took place…
Read MoreNBA, Cypress Creek Christian Church Partner For Mental Health Sunday Service
“Be Kind To Your Mind.” This simple, yet powerful wellness reminder served as the theme for the recent Mental Health Awareness Sunday service at Cypress Creek Christian Church in Spring,…
Read MoreFreeing Up Time With AI: Tools That Help Leaders Focus on What Matters Most
Do you wish you had more time to serve people, instead of drowning in forms and documents? Lean into using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in practical, ethical, and aligned ways that free up…
Read MoreBuilding Hope in the Midwest: On the Ground Partner Visits
By Lauren Jones, HSS Program Coordinator In the first quarter of 2026, I had the opportunity to travel across the Midwest to connect with a couple of NBA’s Health &…
Read MoreBicultural Identity: Honoring Stories, Naming Realities
By Yunkyong Lee, API Community Liaison, and Rev. Dr. Miseon Choi, API Young Adult Mission Specialist What does it mean to live between cultures, holding together family heritage, cultural values,…
Read MoreNBA Announces Spring 2026 Mission & Ministry Grants
In 2017, NBA proudly launched the first round of Mission & Ministry Grant applications to support Disciples congregations and ministries working with older adults and at-risk children and youth across…
Read MoreNBA Expands Incubate Partners Roster
Theater T.A.L. and Harmony Grows are two nonprofit organizations meeting key needs in their communities: uniting people of all ages and backgrounds through the performing arts and tackling food insecurity…
Read MoreMeet NBA’s 2026 SENT Cohort Members!
Leadership development, healing spaces, and empowerment for Black men, women and girls of African American, Indigenous, and diasporic descent; access to sensory-centered STEM opportunities and products designed for hard of…
Read MoreBuilding Relevant and Resilient Programs for 2026
As communities continue to navigate shifting economic, social, and health needs, nonprofit leaders should be rethinking how they design and deliver programs. Things that worked five years ago may not…
Read MoreNBA Board of Trustees November 2025: Hybrid Homecoming at Fowler Communities
The National Benevolent Association’s Board of Trustees gathered November 6–8, 2025, for a milestone hybrid meeting—welcoming both in-person and virtual participants to Dallas, Texas, and the historic Juliette Fowler Communities.…
Read MoreNBA Offers Events to Help Navigate Grief During the Holiday Season
The holidays are often associated with feelings of joy, excitement, celebration, and gratitude. However, for individuals who are in a season of grieving, it can be an entirely different experience…
Read MoreA True Sense of Accompaniment
As part of our year-end giving campaign this year, we’re looking at ways that NBA brings justice to life every day, through clarity, courage, and creativity. Between now and the end of…
Read MoreThe Power of Connection
As part of our year-end giving campaign this year, we’re looking at ways that NBA brings justice to life every day, through clarity, courage, and creativity. Between now and the…
Read MoreSilver Chalice Ministry Member Congregation Highlight: Senior Connections Lunch and Learn Program
Contributed by Rev. Kimberly Weir, Older Adult Ministries Innovative Conversations Group Riverside Avenue Christian Church in Jacksonville, FL embraced Silver Chalice as a pilot church earlier this year, and formed…
Read MoreMental Health & Identity — A Recap of the 2025 NBA Mental Health Professionals Conference
Over the first weekend of October the National Benevolent Association’s Mental Health and Wellness Program hosted its annual hybrid Mental Health Professionals Conference in Denver and virtually for online attendees,…
Read MoreMeet NBA’s Newest HSS Partner, Restore Clergy!
NBA is excited to welcome Restore Clergy and its Executive Director, Rev. Kinsie Tate, as one of our newest HSS Partners. Restore Clergy is a transformative organization dedicated to the…
Read MoreTech for Good: How NBA is Empowering Nonprofits Through Digital Transformation
What if your nonprofit had a CTO for a day? What could be possible? For many smaller nonprofits, technology often falls to the bottom of a very important to-do list.…
Read More2025 SENT Seminar: Embodying God’s Dream For Justice, Belonging, and Flourishing
NBA’s Social Entrepreneurship program recently hosted the 2025 SENT Seminar. This year’s theme was “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Building Impactful Futures.” Throughout the two-week event a variety of experts discussed challenges…
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