Mi ACADEMY BASIC
Eight free courses to start your journey.
Mi Academy Basic gives you full access to all eight Introductory courses, one for each topic in the Mi curriculum. No subscription needed. Start today at your own pace.
These courses introduce Mi’s approach. Working documents are built in the full program.
What Mi Academy Basic Is
A free on-ramp into transformational fundraising.
These eight courses are the starting point for every topic in Mi Academy. Each one casts vision, introduces a key framework, and shows you what is possible when you approach fundraising as ministry rather than a necessary evil.
They do not go deep into tactics or document-building. That is what the full program is for. But they will shift how you see your work, and that shift matters.
Eight short courses, 20 to 30 minutes each, covering all eight Mi topics.
Completely free. No credit card. No time limit. Yours to keep.
Self-paced. Take them in any order, or start with the topic your ministry needs most.
Part of a larger journey. Each course previews the full topic sequence in Mi Academy.
Your 8 Free Introductory Courses
Introduction to Mi Philosophy
Transformational Giving
Introduction to Mission Increase
Collaboration
Introduction to Case for Support
Communications
Introduction to Ministry Culture
Culture
Introduction to P-E-O
Champion Development
Introduction to Ministry Leadership
Leadership
Introduction to Relational Fundraising
Relational Fundraising
Introduction to Champion Community
Community
Start Today · No Cost · No Obligation
Eight free courses. One new way of seeing your work.
The ministry leaders who thrive in fundraising are not the ones who learn the best techniques. They are the ones who see what they are doing differently.
Free forever. No credit card required.
Mission Increase
Contact
Portland, OR 97223
503-639-7364
info@missionincrease.org
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Learning doesn't stop when you close a course. Three platform sections keep the momentum going.
Consider: Introduce yourself in Community this week. It's a network of practitioners working through the same challenges you are.
Mi Advisor is trained on Mi's methodology. Talk to it the way you would talk to a knowledgeable colleague.
Explain concepts
Ask it to reframe any idea with a new example or in your ministry context.
Help you draft
It walks you through key documents step by step, asking good questions along the way.
Answer questions
Stuck on something? It engages with your specific situation, not generic advice.
Push your thinking
It asks follow-up questions and introduces perspectives that go deeper.
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