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.
How to Avoid Burnout
Aligning Hearts with your Vision
Here’s the bad news: having vision is the easy part.
Quit Hating Yourself. Start Leading.
The currency you are after as a development leader is not money. What you are trying to grow is the currency of influence.
Season 1, Episode 8 – Steps for Better Hiring
Join us this week for Vision Unleashed with Featured Host Sarah Guldalian and Founder of Development & Leadership Zach Clark. In this episode of Vision Unleashed, we will talk about steps to better hiring. Learn to utilize a specific, multi-faceted approach that leads you towards the right leader to move your organization forward.
5 Steps to Better Hiring
How important is the next position you are seeking to fill? Does your hiring process reflect that importance?
The Importance of Clarifying Your Message
It is crucial to communicate your message clearly in order to share what in the world you are doing and why.
How to Shift from Busy to Effective
Get Your Fundraising Unstuck
To help people understand the impact their giving can have you need a very clear development plan. A development plan helps you stay on message and communicate the series of steps that help people understand how their giving is fuel to move you forward.
I get so many questions about how to make craft a development plan. To help more leaders save time, energy, and money I’m making one of our audio seminars available for immediate purchase and digital access.
The teaching in this seminar is usually just available to our one to one coaching members but we’ve made it available now for single purchase as well.
Casting Vision for Lives Changed
You can really only raise money for two things: saving lives or changing lives.
Gracefully Involving Friends in your Vision
A true friend is someone who is interested in what you are working on.
Growing Your Network and Influence
Lead and grow your network through influence, bring people along the road with you, and you’ll be amazed at the results that God provides as you shepherd the relationships He has given you.
How To Hold On To Your Donors
Ministries and non-profit organizations bleed out former donors time and time again. However, givers live to give again. Therefore, retaining our givers should be paramount. The question we must ask ourselves is, “How do we retain our givers?” Learn key principles to assist you in retaining your donors.
The Most Effective Way to Waste Your Time
Email is best utilized as a tool in our arsenal. Not our primary leadership method.
Season 1, Episode 5: Rapid Success Projects
Join us this week as we launch a new format for our Vision Unleashed podcasts, with Featured Host Sarah Guldalian and Founder of Development & Leadership Zach Clark. In this episode of Vision Unleashed, we will talk about leading your team to rapid success. Listen to this podcast to learn how to engage and lead […]
How to Maximize Your Return on Your Time Invested
Maximizing the value of what we already have in our circle of influence is one of the key opportunities we each have in our organizations. Read on for ways you can apply this approach.
Characteristics of a High-Performing Development Leader
Finding and growing development leaders is a hard task. Take a look at these vital leadership qualities to help you in your quest.
