We were so blessed to sit down with our longtime friend and colleague, Michelle Porter, Founder & CEO at Souls Harbor Rescue Mission in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference. Michelle is one of a small (but growing) group of female CEO’s within North America’s network of Gospel Rescue Missions (homeless shelters). She sat down with me and my guest co-host, Shawn Saunders of Dickerson Bakker & Associates to talk about the importance, value, and challenges of growing the number of women in leadership in the rescue mission community. During our time together she also talked with us about her experience in launching a new ministry organization from the ground up, what some of the challenges were around that, and how she went about engaging the local community to help fund and grow their start-up organization. 

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During the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs, CA, we got the chance to sit down with our new friend, Richard Newcomb, Vice President of Philanthropy and Social Enterprise at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles.During our conversation, Richard shared several key insights with me and my guest co-host, Shawn Saunders of Dickerson Bakker & Associates.  Richard talks with us about the challenges of building awareness and raising funds in a heavily crowded market like Los Angeles, and the growing need for innovation and change to address the growing homeless crisis in Los Angeles. He also shares a story of the bold and compassionate leadership of Union Rescue Mission’s CEO, Andy Bales. You won’t want to miss this episode! 

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During the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs, CA, I got the chance to meet and get to know Donovan Coley Sr., M.A., President/CEO of The Rescue Mission in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. 

Donovan was a guest on The Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast, and talked with me and my guest co-host, Shawn Saunders of Dickerson Bakker & Associates about the importance of culture and leadership on philanthropy. In our conversation he shares the story of how when he came to The Rescue Mission, he discovered the need for change, and implemented significant changes across the organization’s leadership structure and culture. Those changes helped the organization grow from less than $1.5 Million per year, to $6.1 Million today. 

 

We were so blessed to sit down with our longtime friend and colleague, Michelle Porter, Founder & CEO at Souls Harbor Rescue Mission in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference. Michelle is one of a small (but growing) group of female CEO's within North America's network of Gospel Rescue Missions (homeless shelters). She sat down with me and my guest co-host, Shawn Saunders of Dickerson Bakker & Associates to talk about the importance, value, and challenges of growing the number of women in leadership in the rescue mission community. During our time together she also talked with us about her experience in launching a new ministry organization from the ground up, what some of the challenges were around that, and how she went about engaging the local community to help fund and grow their start-up organization. 

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During the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs, CA, we got the chance to sit down with our new friend, Richard Newcomb, Vice President of Philanthropy and Social Enterprise at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles.During our conversation, Richard shared several key insights with me and my guest co-host, Shawn Saunders of Dickerson Bakker & Associates.  Richard talks with us about the challenges of building awareness and raising funds in a heavily crowded market like Los Angeles, and the growing need for innovation and change to address the growing homeless crisis in Los Angeles. He also shares a story of the bold and compassionate leadership of Union Rescue Mission's CEO, Andy Bales. You won't want to miss this episode! 

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During the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs, CA, I got the chance to meet and get to know Donovan Coley Sr., M.A., President/CEO of The Rescue Mission in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Donovan was a guest on The Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast, and talked with me and my guest co-host, Shawn Saunders of Dickerson Bakker & Associates about the importance of culture and leadership on philanthropy. In our conversation he shares the story of how when he came to The Rescue Mission, he discovered the need for change, and implemented significant changes across the organization's leadership structure and culture. Those changes helped the organization grow from less than $1.5 Million per year, to $6.1 Million today.  

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I got the chance to sit down with my good friend and former client, Paul Spence,  who is VP of Development at City Gospel Mission in Cincinnati. Paul was kind enough to visit with me during the Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs, and talk with me about the importance of innovation and change in fundraising. This is a topic Paul knows a lot about — he’s led several significant innovations during his time at City Gospel Mission, and helped raise millions of dollars in the process for this ministry. 

It was such a joy to meet Dani Bethune recently at the Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs! She’s a fundraising dynamo who is currently serving as Chief Development Officer at Union Gospel Mission in Dallas, TX. 

When Shawn Saunders (my good friend from Dickerson Bakker & Associates, and my podcast guest co-host during the Citygate Conference) and I spoke with Dani she sparked a conversation about how nonprofits view foundation and corporate funders, and some of the biggest mistakes that fundraisers make in engaging those key institutional major donors. In our conversation she shares her experience in developing relationships with institutional funders and inspiring them to support UGM Dallas and other organizations she’s served in the past. 

At the recent Citygate Network 2019 Conference, I had the opportunity to interview my good friend and former client, Freddy Clayton. Freddy is the President at Orlando Union Rescue Mission. He spent the majority of his career practicing law in Orlando, then nearly five years ago was called to serve as President at the Mission. In our conversation he talks about that transition from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector. He also talks about OURM’s recent major capital campaign, and what he’s learned as a leader and fundraiser in the last half decade. 

I got the chance to sit down with my good friend and former client, Paul Spence,  who is VP of Development at City Gospel Mission in Cincinnati. Paul was kind enough to visit with me during the Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs, and talk with me about the importance of innovation and change in fundraising. This is a topic Paul knows a lot about -- he's led several significant innovations during his time at City Gospel Mission, and helped raise millions of dollars in the process for this ministry. 

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