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5 Ways To Make Your Donor’s Philanthropic Journey Enjoyable
Five Ways to make Philanthropic Journey Enjoyable Our job as nonprofit fundraisers is to find those donors who like the things we “need” to do the things we “want” to help those we love. In order to do this, we have to concentrate on the donor’s philanthropic journey. We like…
Coaching Over Control: A Better Way to Lead Your Ministry
How Executive Directors Can Build Teams That Reflect the Kingdom “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” Ecclesiastes…
From Bookkeeper to CEO
What a Top Employee Taught Me about Team Culture I’ve worked with a lot of incredible people over the years. Heather is one of the best. Her grit and attitude ultimately led her to become a CEO. But she didn’t start with a big title. She came into the first organization I…
Work Out What God Works In
An Open Letter to Executive Directors Trying to Grow, Reboot, or Rebuild Their Ministries. I know what it’s like to lie awake at night wondering if the money will come in. I’ve stared at a payroll report knowing we didn’t have enough to cover it. I’ve felt that awful tension…
Leading with Time: How Presence Becomes Your Most Powerful Ministry
In a World of Noise and Urgency, Learn How Slowing Down and Showing Up Can Transform Your Leadership and Your Ministry The Moment That Stopped the Tour We were walking through the shelter, giving a tour to a few guests, when someone paused the conversation. He looked at us—our CEO…
Using AI to to Enhance Your Bible Knowledge
A Guide for Pastors, Ministry Leaders, and Bible Teachers At Bold Leading, our mission is to support nonprofit leaders—especially those serving in faith-driven ministries. I created this guide to help you harness AI tools (like ChatGPT and perplexity) to study Scripture for in-depth for sermons, Bible studies, and personal devotion. I led a…
Ask How, Not If: Leading with Curiosity and Faith
For Executive Directors of Faith-based Nonprofits Who are Learning to Trust God’s Process and Lead with Boldness God honors faith-filled curiosity. Don’t ask “if”—ask “how.” Have you ever caught yourself wondering if God will come through? I’ve been there. As a young executive director leading a faith-based organization with a very…
How Christian Executive Directors Can Lead When They Feel Alone
Discover how prayer, humility, and the right mentors can renew your leadership and reignite your purpose. I know what being alone in leadership feels like. It fees like an empty conference room and a ticking clock. There are moments in leadership—especially as an executive director—when the emails stop, the meetings…
Reclaiming Your Ambition
Escaping the lure of leading for others. “So we make it our ambition to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” —2 Corinthians 5:9 (NIV) Let’s be honest: some days as an executive director, it feels like you’re just trying to keep the…
Five Apps That Changed Everything:
How I Lead with Clarity, Connection, and Prayer “The plans of the diligent lead to profit.” (Proverbs 21:5, NIV) Let’s be honest—being an executive director feels like running a marathon while juggling flaming torches. You’re the visionary, fundraiser, team manager, and board whisperer—all while trying to get a moment to think…
My team is tired. Now what?
Many of you are in organizations that have been affected by the Big Reset or Big Resignation or whatever new name we are using. I think there are many different angles to what is going on. The list is long as I think about the different things affecting organizations I…
Build Your Bold Story
I read a study recently about nonprofit boards: Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices Boards self-identified the three most important areas to improve their performance: Fundraising Outreach & Ambassadorship Board Leadership Pipeline To help boards and staff understand the basics of fundraising, we have launched our…
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