Do you do all the talking when you meet with people to share your vision? This may not be the best strategy. Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares the importance of engaging people in your ministry.
Integrating Your Communications
How do you begin to integrate your compelling message into everything you do in interacting with generous givers? We teach that you’ve got to create a plan to approach your communications and interactions with givers in a very intentional way. This plan is built upon what is effective and what is high impact in […]
How to Take Your Ministry to the Next Level
What are the essential things that make the difference in moving your ministry forward? In this video, Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares with you how to take your ministry to the next level.
How to Manage Conflicting Viewpoints
Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, helps you manage conflicting viewpoints about how to carry out the vision for your ministry. Learn how to listen, engage, and interact with people who have conflicting views.
3 Part Process to Leading People to Make Decisions About Giving
Have you reached the point where you feel like you have been communicating like crazy and now you just need people to make decisions about their giving so that you can move forward? I want to equip you with a three-part framework that is going to help you time and time again to lead people […]
3 Components of Strategy
Do you really have clarity on your strategy? Strategy is a word that gets thrown around and can be made much more complicated than it needs to be. Often, leaders will come up with a long and detailed written plan that they will refer to as their “strategy.” While it’s very important to have a […]
Q+A How to measure fundraising success and evaluate your team
Zach Clark answers two great questions addressing the metrics of evaluating the success of your development program and evaluating the use of time and focus of your development staff.
How to Lead Your Board to Move Things Forward
Are you a leader who is frustrated with your board? It may be that you simply need to focus your board on the right things. It’s so important to guard against an unhealthy obsession on your board members for fundraising. While we all know that boards are highly effective when they get involved in raising […]
How to Ask for Money Without Fear and Loathing
Asking for money can be awkward, uncomfortable, difficult, and frustrating. When it comes to raising money, I find that most leaders have two things in common. First, I think it’s very common for any human being to have some sort of emotional baggage they bring with them as it relates to money. Anything you read […]
I Understand It Is Easy To Be Discouraged Right Now
I understand that it is very easy to be discouraged right now. Your schedule is a major test of faith and resolve. You will often be disappointed at how other people respond to your sense of urgency. I can imagine that you are discouraged about the lack of interest in your project. You thought this […]
4 Ways to Stop Being Overwhelmed and Get Things Done
The reality today for anyone in a leadership role is that more is being expected for less. I want to give you 4 principles to help you not just get things done, but get the RIGHT things done. 1. Measure your capacity to meet with people rather than all of the projects you are working […]
Position Yourself for Major Giving in the Second Half of the Year
What are you doing RIGHT NOW to position yourself for exceptional and significant giving? In this video, Zach Clark, Founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares three things that you can be doing right now to not only ensure that you have success in giving the first half of the year, but to also position […]
3 Ways to Use Goals to Raise More Money and Really Freak People Out
“Goals do not raise money. People do.” That’s what my dad always said. Did you know that setting goals and milestones can actually change behavior? I have found that goals do not get the work done, especially in raising money for ministry and vision. This has become a core belief that we teach through our […]
Online Surprises and Fundraising Essentials You Need to Know
What percentage of all gifts are being made online and what is all the hype about? You might be surprised by the answer to this question. In this video, Zach Clark, Founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, speaks on the topic of online communications. He talks about the context in which you are trying to […]
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What the Bible Really Says about Favoritism and Raising Money
This is a controversial topic. How can you balance your need to raise money for ministry with what the Bible teaches about avoiding favoritism in James Chapter 2? “My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine […]
4 Ways to Ridiculously Grow your Network and Influence
How can we expand our network and engage more people in the vision of our organization? I get this question all the time from the leaders I work with and the answer to this question starts with YOU. As a leader, you have to be taking intentional steps to grow your reach and your influence. […]
Being Inefficient is Often Highly Effective
There is a constant pull toward discovering ways to be more productive and more efficient. The leaders we serve are thankfully always asking us how they can be more productive, more efficient, get more things accomplished, and manage themselves and their time better and better. We love to help them discover how to do this, […]
How to Create a Ministry Fundraising Plan for Record Giving in 2016
The reports keep coming in from leaders who experienced record giving last year. These are ordinary people who are called to lead in an extraordinary way. What did they do differently than others? Did they have a more compelling need? Did they just try harder? Maybe God just likes them better? No. They had a […]