Explore Resources for
Capacity Builders

Capacity builders contribute their skills and experiences to build a strong BAM ecosystem and increase the capacity of business as mission companies. Capacity builders can focus at different levels, for example, providing support for an individual BAM practitioner, offering mentoring, services, or investment to one or more businesses, or building an entrepreneurial ecosystem that accelerates multiple businesses in a particular group, region or industry. Capacity builders can also contribute to the global BAM movement as a whole, for example through prayer, communications, mobilisation, and so on.

Whether you are a seasoned business professional or an experienced mission practitioner, or you simply want to contribute your area of passion or know-how to serve the BAM community, there is a role for you!

Scroll down to explore the ideas and resources in this toolbox.

Next Steps for

Capacity Builders

CONNECT

1. Join the BGlobal Community

BGlobal is the place to begin your wider networking and discover where to plug in! Share how you are looking to get involved and discover potential collaborators on the Members Map – filter by Industry, Interest-area and Region to find like-minded people on a similar journey to you. Request access to this secure BAM networking portal.

2. Explore the BAM Ecosystem

Discover BAM organisations and networks in the Resource Library or Ecosystem Map for opportunities to contribute your skills or experiences. Browse our Partner Network page to discover networking groups already affiliated to BAM Global.

3. Attend an Event

There is no better way to connect than to gather together with others on the same path! We warmly invite you to join us at our two online BAM events each year. We host Networking Roundtables and special-focus Breakouts at all our events, an ideal way to ask questions about getting involved and network with other capacity builders. We also recommend attending other BAM events throughout the year to connect with like-minded people, discover more Events here.

4. Sign Up for Our Content

Get creative ideas and best practices and hear about more opportunities to connect direct to your inbox each month. Subscribe to our monthly BAM Global News and/or The BAM Review resource round up email twice a month.

LEARN

1. More about Consulting, Mentoring and Training

There are a number of organisations that recruit experienced business people and match them with opportunities to coach, consult and mentor companies around the world. Some good ones to start with include, IBEC Ventures, Ardent Mentoring, OPEN Network, and Partners Worldwide. Read the the BAM Global Report on Recruiting, Training and Deployment. Explore more Coaching & Training on the BAM Ecosystem Map and BAM Resource Library.

2. More about BAM Investing

Transformational SME is the longest established investment fund in the BAM ecosystem, focusing on funding growth stage companies in the 10/40 window. Steward Advisors Group helps investors on the journey to integrate eternal purposes into their investments and has a library of articles, a Masterclass and online training. Ambassadors Impact Network connects faith-driven investors with gospel-advancing entrepreneurs. EquityVest offers the opportunity to crowdfund faith-driven companies. Faith Driven Investor and Pragma Advisors offer connections to investment opportunities and community for like-minded investors. Pragma Advisors also offers a free downloadable study that will point you towards dozens of other funds and groups focused on investing in the BAM/B4T space. Read the BAM Global Report on Funding. Explore more Capital & Investment on the BAM Ecosystem Map and BAM Resource Library.

3. More about Business Incubation

Sinapis, Itzinya, and Angello are all organisations multiplying business incubation with Kingdom purposes. They also partner to build capacity for business acceleration globally. ECatalyst works with groups to help them build local entrepreneurial ecosystems. Praxis runs a business accelerator program and trains others to build entrepreneurial ecosystems through its Labs initiative. Read the the BAM Global Report on Incubation. Explore more Incubators & Accelerators on the BAM Ecosystem Map and BAM Resource Library.

4. More about Member or Pastoral Care

Mature businesses may have access to human resource departments, staff training, chaplains or coaches. Mission agencies often have ‘member care’ provision for their workers. However, often BAM practitioners are at a unique intersection of business and mission with little to no support or resource provision for their personal and inter-relational well-being. If you are interested in this topic, please see the information on the BAM Practitioner Care and Well-being Consultation.

5. More about Communications, Advocacy & Mobilisation

If you are a gifted story-teller or content creators, there could be a role for you in the BAM ecosystem. Are you a video editor, graphic designer, writer or social media expert? Are you gifted in media production? Do you know your way around the backend of a website? Connect us at BAM Global to find out how you could contribute. The same goes for gifted facilitators and administrators. There are countless BAM entities and networks that could benefit from communication, facilitation, and administration skills. You may be encouraged by reading the BAM Global Report on Advocacy and Mobilisation and the BAM Global Report on Recruiting, Training and Deployment.

PRAY

1. Start a Regular Prayer Group

Prayer lays the foundation for all capacity building! We recommend that you gather a group of like-minded people to prayer together regularly, either online or in-person, for BAM practitioners in your sphere of influence, or for the BAM community more broadly.

2. Join the Monthly BAM Global Prayer Call

We meet regularly to pray for the BAM community, business globally and BAM Global initiatives, usually on the first Wednesday of the month at 13:00 UTC on Google Meet. Prayer is a vital way that you can help build capacity for business as mission. Subscribe to the Prayer Calendar and monthly Prayer Updates to get notifications about upcoming meetings.

3. Join the Prayer WhatsApp Group

Subscribe to monthly Prayer Updates to receive the invitation link to the BAM Intercessory WhatsApp Group. Post prayer requests for your area of work in the group!

4. Request Prayer

Submit a prayer request for you or your initiative using our Prayer Request Form.

CONNECT LEARN PRAY

1. Join the BGlobal Community

2. Explore the BAM Ecosystem

3. Attend an Event

4. Sign Up for Our Content

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Learn →

1. More about Consulting, Mentoring and Training

2. More about BAM Investing

3. More about Business Incubation

4. More about Member or Pastoral Care

5. More about Communications, Advocacy & Mobilisation

If you are a gifted story-teller or content creators, there could be a role for you in the BAM ecosystem. Are you a video editor, graphic designer, writer or social media expert? Are you gifted in media production? Do you know your way around the backend of a website? Connect with us at BAM Global to find out how you could contribute. The same goes for gifted facilitators and administrators. There are countless BAM entities and networks that could benefit from communication, facilitation, and administration skills. You may be encouraged by reading the BAM Global Report on Advocacy and Mobilisation and the BAM Global Report on Recruiting, Training and Deployment.

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Pray →

1. Start a Regular Prayer Group

2. Join the Monthly BAM Global Prayer Call

We meet regularly to pray for the BAM community, business globally and BAM Global initiatives, usually on the first Wednesday of the month at 13:00 UTC on Google Meet. Praying together is a vital way that you can help build capacity for business as mission. Subscribe to the Prayer Calendar and monthly Prayer Updates to get notifications about upcoming meetings.

3. Join the Prayer WhatsApp Group

Subscribe to monthly Prayer Updates to receive the invitation link to the BAM Intercessory WhatsApp Group. Post prayer requests for your area of work in the group!