Resources & Links
From finances to graphic design to mission trips, we have operations resources for any project you might be working on.
Operations Resources
General Information
Conference in a Box: A guide designed by the National Conference Operations Team as a resource for staff who are working on local level, cohort-level, or department-level plans.
Budget Tool: Basic retreat budget tool.
Fall Retreat Promo Resources: Tools and strategies for inviting students to Fall Retreat, and for promoting Cru events.
ERT Help: A step-by-step guide to set up and run a registration for your conference or event using the Event Registration Tool (ERT).
Honorariums: Financial policies about covering fees paid to a professional for services rendered (ex: speakers, worship bands, AV operators).
Childcare Guidelines
Conference Childcare Overview: This document defines who is responsible for the Childcare component of conferences.
Policies and Guidelines for Childcare Programs in Cru, USA: This document includes the details and forms for planning a childcare event including the application process and payment for workers, procedures for childcare, health policies and specific requirements for rooms and scheduling.
Checklist for Conference Childcare Coordinator: This document is an overview of the “Policies and Guidelines for Childcare Programs in Cru, USA.” It is a helpful checklist that divides the responsibilities of the childcare coordinator into categories like budget, workers, parents, set-up, registration, and more.
Risk Management
Certificate of Insurance: A document typically requested by venues that shows evidence of insurance policies that apply to that particular event or contract.
Liability Release Creator: Required forms for events where there is some kind of recreational activity involved.
Participant Insurance: A secondary policy that is intended to augment the participant’s primary medical insurance. Required for every non staff participant for any event with 2 or more nights, except Winter Conferences & Fall Retreats (unless the event/retreat includes riskier activities such as ropes course, zip line, or other physical activities). Examples include spring break trips, launch trips, and service trips.
Housing/Bed Policy: For Summer Missions, it is expected that each participant has an individual bed. This policy does not apply to events such as Winter Conferences, Fall Retreats, Leadership Retreats, etc.
Event Specific Resources
Fall Retreat/Getaway Guide: An overview of Fall Retreat/Getaway and guides for Programming, Operations, and Promotions.
Winter Conference: Main site to register for Winter Conference.
Campus Finance Training
Campus Finance Training Site: Resources include a self-paced training guide that serves as an overview and understanding of Cru’s financial policies and procedures.
Finance Toolbox: This toolbox is your one stop “How-To” resource for almost all of your campus ministry finances questions.
MinistryCard / StaffCard: Resources, FAQs, Concur training videos and more!
Forms Library: Forms found on StaffWeb including accounting, contracts, risk management, and sales tax.
Legal
Campus Charter & Constitution: A guide to launch a new Chapter of Cru or re-register a current Cru Chapter for the upcoming school year.
Funding Request (Finance Toolbox): Current processes to request funding for campus strategies and student scholarships.
TeamGold: Resources and training for fund development strategies including Vision Dinners.
infobase: Update movement indicators and submit stats.
Spotlight App: A tool to easily and quickly track experiences, such as spiritual conversations, gospel conversations, etc. Watch this 23-second video showing how fast and easy it is for staff, students, and volunteers to keep a tally of their spiritual conversations.
Cru Stock Photos: Photo gallery with photos that are protected by model releases and that are screened for security for use in promo materials, prayer letters, etc.
Cru Brand Style Guide: Cru’s brand identity, including logos and fonts, is a tool to unite the branches of the ministry in the public eye.
Content Creation: A series designed to help staff create content as writers, editors, and videographers.
Summer Social Media Training: Emily Assibu led trainings for how to reach freshmen on Instagram, etc.
Promotions Portal: Pre-made promotional materials for staff members.
Social Media Training: Learn the basics of each platform to the most strategic ways to create an advertisement using social media.
Digital Ministry: Social media trainings, content creation guides, and apps & tools for digital ministry.
General Information
We are ready to serve you as mission trip leaders, whether you’re heading out on a US or International trip, for a week or a summer!
Contact MissionTripOps@cru.org to get started planning your trip.
Trip Ops Websites
Click here for operational help for short mission trips (1-2 weeks) during the school year.
Cru Music: Let us help you supply worship for your conference or training and resources for your worship team!
Worship Basics: Video trainings for worship bands
Worship Music Videos: Worship videos created by Cru Music to use during weekly meetings