Specific Funding Needs

These are some of the critical funding areas facing LATN:

  • $9,000 - $20,000: Create a lending library for a country, both hard copies and digital.
  • $8,500 (approximately): Sponsor the development of a complete LATN course (such as Leadership, Counseling, Theology, etc. . Course costs vary between $3,500 and $10,000.)
  • $5,500: Six scholarships for Latin American staff to attend Training events in Costa Rica in 2009.
  • $4,000: Purchase a server for networking all LATN computers as well as phone system.
  • $4,000: Purchase a one-year subscription for library research (such as EBSCO)
  • $3,500 - $10,000: Upgrade equipment in the LATN office.
  • $2,500: Sponsor the launching of a regional center.
  • $2,000 (approximately): Hire a specialist to develop the content of a course.
  • $1,800: Approximate monthly need for "keeping the lights on" at the office (utilities, Internet, cleaning, minor maintenance, office supplies).
  • $1,500 - $10,000: Hire a translator to translate books and articles for courses.
  • $1,500 - $3,000: Provide funding for face to face intensive courses in specific countries.
  • Sponsor a national worker on a monthly basis.
    • $1500: Country Coordinator (LATN currently has nine, but will gear up to 18 by 2011).
    • $1,000: Coordinator of Production.
    • $600: Instructional designer
    • $500: Part-time programmer
    • $500: Receptionist
    • $400: Webmaster
    • $400: Administrative assistant

Tax-deductible donations can be made at the website of the Evangelical Free Church of America using the following link:

EFCA Online Giving

Donations for any of the projects listed above may be made online (as a credit card charge) or mailed with the website form to the EFCA national office. Please be sure to designate donations for LATN course development to the following account:

EFCA Donor Services
LATN Project #2600-5215
901 East 78th Street, 
Minneapolis, MN 55420

Donations to a particular LATN missionary can also be made at the same web site. However, please communicate with one of the following contact people for specific information on account numbers.

Keith Anderson: (630) 544-2213 ext 13
Keith.Anderson@efca.org

Henry Happ: (630) 544-2213 ext 24
Henry.Happ@efca.org