Hey Outdoor Ministry Community, we have some great news!  

Quietly, behind the scenes over the last few months Run River has been in exploratory conversations with Mark Duncan, Founder and Principal of The FundCoach about how we can work together to help advance the missions of outdoor ministry.  And we are thrilled to announce that we have officially entered into a strategic partnership agreement with The FundCoach, LLC. 

Mark is a fundraising coach with more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit space – 10 of those years in outdoor ministry. Many of you may know Mark from his days at Johnsonburg Camp and Retreat Center where he served as the first full time Program Director.  He also served as Executive Director of Chesapeake Center where his fundraising journey began in 1998.  Since then, Mark has worked in higher education, public media, healthcare, and K-12 education as a fundraising professional successfully leading multi-million dollar fundraising initiatives.  Mark works 1:1 with his clients to help them master the skill of raising money through relationship fundraising; helping people to move confidently pass any fear of asking for money.

Run River has provided exemplary consultant support for camp and conference/retreat center ministries for more than twenty years.  At Run River, everything we do is directed at helping sites move toward faithful and sustainable futures.  We believe our partnership with Mark will be a significant addition to that work.

Run River and The FundCoach will continue to operate as separate entities, but will work together to ensure that our outdoor ministry clients have the opportunity to engage in our collective services to ensure success.  When you couple our work as consultants in the camp and conference space with Mark’s expertise in fundraising, we believe that Mark (The FundCoach) Duncan was a logical choice with whom to forge a strategic partnership. 

Send Mark a note here and tell him that Run River sent you! We look forward to many years of working together helping outdoor ministry continue to grow in service.