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Gifting the Giver

by Zach Clark

Gifting the Giver

Do you reciprocate when you receive? Donors appreciate the “thank you” but remember when they are seen. Learn 5 meaningful ways to gift the giver when you thank!

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The Leadership Struggle

by Zach Clark

Leadership Struggles

Whether you use the cliche term or not, burnout is a thing, and as a leader, it comes for you. Here are ways to deal with it.

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Smooth Sailing Requires a Charted Course

by Zach Clark

Smooth Sailing

Momentum has to start somewhere! Encourage your board to be the catalyst to bring about change and growth in your organization and its impact with these 2 challenges.

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Development Dominos

by Zach Clark

Development Dominos

When it comes to year-end appeals, the important thing is focusing on those who have not yet given this year.

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Development Committees | Setting the Standard

by Zach Clark

Development Committees | Setting the Standard

In development, we get out what we’re willing to put in. How are you utilizing your board members and committees? There’s untapped potential – let’s tap into it in 3 ways today!

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Wartime Priorities

by Zach Clark

Wartime Priorities

You are the general of your ministry organization. It’s time to enter the war room and not reemerge until you draw up war plans. What does this mean? Two steps, endless possibilities!

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Noteworthy Meetings | Tools of the Trade

by Zach Clark

Noteworthy Meetings | Tools of the Trade

When you ask a question, there is power in the answer. Are you listening? Are you harnessing it? One notebook has the potential to guide you to do just that!

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Bored with your Board?

by Zach Clark

Bored with your Bored?

I often hear complaints from development and advancement directors and teams working with faith-based nonprofit organizations, schools, and missions.  “Our board doesn’t get involved.” “Our board doesn’t contribute.” You’re bored… with your board.  At times, this can be completely confounding. The Christian mindset is to build one another up, to defend the widows and the […]

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To Delegate is to Disciple | Leading Well Through Mentorships

by Zach Clark

To Delegate is to Disciple | Leading Well Through Mentorships

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” As leaders, we carry the amazing responsibility of raising others up to stand on level ground, and even to push them above and beyond. In so many areas of our faith, we are encouraged to think […]

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Growing Pains

by Zach Clark

Growing Pains

May I be blunt? I don’t really have any interest in you learning for the sake of learning, though I’m the first to admit I have a teacher’s heart. I’m more interested in what you and your team are going to do with the skills, tactics, and tools we discuss. Keeping this in mind, let’s […]

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The Process of Bearing Fruit

by Zach Clark

These are challenging times.  It’s important, and I believe helpful, to call to mind those who came before us and have stood where we stand.  While we’ve no proof that any of the disciples were ordered to shelter in place due to a virus, we DO have proof that they faced many trials of all […]

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Don’t Just Fill Your Time, Maximize It!

by Zach Clark

climbing - succeeding with an assistant

Development Assistant Essentials Whether your ministry is introducing a Development Assistant, or expanding your program staff, there must be a clear and focused list of priorities. Work will expand or contract to fill the time available. Today I want to share four ways to streamline development assistant tasks to best benefit your efforts. Instant gratification. […]

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Want to move forward? Stop having imaginary conversations

by Zach Clark

zach clark

I’m taking about those imaginary conversations in your head that hold you back. Don’t get overwhelmed. Get encouraged!

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The 100 Day Reset

by Zach Clark

100 day reset button

Are you struggling to keep you and your team focused? You may need to hit the reset button. In fact, as leaders, data suggests that we should be hitting the reset button every 100 days. We have learned that it is very hard to sustain a group of people moving together and keep their focus, […]

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4 Ways to Ridiculously Grow your Network and Influence

by Zach Clark

penguins

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. […]

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Being Inefficient is Often Highly Effective

by Zach Clark

coffee

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, […]

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How to Shift from Busy to Effective

by Zach Clark

Position Yourself for Major Giving in the Second Half of the Year

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