“Strategic Planning” is one of those terms that just gets thrown around. The variety of perspectives on strategic planning, its processes, and its final outcomes seem infinite. The problem for you is that you can end up drowning while trying to grab hold of this big idea while people keep saying ‘we need a strategic […]
Move Your Vision Forward by Leading Yourself
Do you know the primary thing that holds you back from accomplishing your vision? It’s also the very same thing that can really move you forward. It’s YOU. The reason why this is true so much of the time is because YOU are often the primary person that God is going to be using to […]
3 Simple Planning Questions To Help You Take Action
Are you an obsessive compulsive planner? I want to challenge you on the value of planning versus doing. You definitely need a strategic plan for your future, but in the meantime, you must work at the leading edge of what God is doing to save lives and change lives through your ministry and your calling […]
Simplify Your Year End Giving Approach in December
What’s on your plate for raising money at the end of the year? In this video, Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, speaks directly to people who are working to raise money effectively in the month of December. He shares a specific structure and mindset you can use to simplify your life, manage […]
How to Create Momentum and Organizational Change in 100 Days
There is a remarkable thought leader named Robert Schaffer who has a pretty amazing team of people that work with huge corporations and large non-profit organizations while engaging in some of the most complex projects around the world. They use a specific method called ‘rapid success projects’ to help bring about organizational change. I […]
Get off your computer, and get in their face
Our bias is toward the effectiveness of face to face meetings. I could go on for a long time about why this is one of the most powerful leadership tools in your possession, but let me give you just one compelling reason. I believe that this approach is near to the heart of what you […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Vision for Saving Lives or Changing Lives
The more you can accompany your vision with a profile that paints a picture of the life, the stronger you’re going to be in communicating your vision.
Growing a Culture of Giving: 5 Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
Development is about long-term and sustainable relationships.
Why You Don’t Have Enough Donors
If you feel you are lacking prospects, connections, donors, volunteers, candidates for positions then you have a time-use problem, not an actual lack of people.