Young Life Field Development Podcast

P226 – Event Solutions Team.  Creating a new fundraising event on your own can be a daunting task; luckily, we now have an Event Solutions Team to help you with all of your planning needs! This podcast introduces our new team: Brian, Bailey, and Nick; and lets you know how you can get connected with them to make your next event a great one.  Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!

P225 – Developing Healthy Habits in Fundraising.  Developing healthy habits is essential to great fundraising; taking time to make these habits “the rhythm of who you are” and finding true accountability with those around you are just a couple of the many practical ways you can grow and maintain your own fundraising practices.  This podcast talks about some great strategies to help make these healthy habits your own.  Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!

P224 – Personal Success in Fundraising. Sometimes our fundraising goals seem out of reach; but through prayer, communication, and knowing your donors and their individual assets, you will be able to see more successful fundraising outcomes. This podcast talks about some of our own fundraising success stories and how we can reach our ministry goal through biblical fundraising practices.  Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!

Everyone makes mistakes, even in fundraising; but learning from those mistakes, making amends, and staying on top of communication keeps them from being failures. This podcast talks about some of our own fundraising mistakes and what we learned from them. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!  

Setting goals and keeping your momentum up in fundraising helps you see how far you’ve come and how far you have left to go without wearing yourself out. This podcast discusses how to set a healthy fundraising pace. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!

A healthy area aims to receive 60% of their budget from monthly donors. This podcast expresses the importance of growing your monthly donorbase and provides practical ways to accomplish that. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!  

Summer is finally here! This is a great season to spend intentional time with your donors. This podcast provides ideas on how to keep your donors engaged during the summer. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!

Individual Campership fundraising is a great way of earning money for camp. Camp is a concrete ask – it’s a time, a date and a place and it’s something donors can really be a part of and feel connected. This podcast provides suggestions when making individual Campership asks from donors, including the dos and don’ts when doing so. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!

How does breaking up with a donor relate to fundraising and financial health in an area? Donors inevitably transition off of the team, but learning how to handle different situations when donors leave is important. This podcast discusses several way donors leave and the importance of “breaking up” in a healthy way. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department and special guest, Jeff Hall, International Donor Development Coach. Listen in!

How do you know when it’s time to give it a rest and stop asking a potential donor? Sometimes taking the pressure off can make a difference for the better. It’s important to not manipulate, but just be honest. This podcast offers guidelines and questions to ask when trying to decide if it’s time to no longer ask potential donors who haven’t responded. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development department. Listen in!  

Field Development is excited to welcome Regional Director, Rob Crawford, to the FD podcast studio! Rob has had great success in fundraising personally, as well as within his region. This podcast includes a couple of Rob’s best practices in fundraising, including good communication and growing your donor base. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team and special guest, Rob Crawford, California Central Regional Director. Listen in!

Networking is a non-negotiable in fundraising, but it’s also scary; however, if you think about it, Jesus “networked” when he sent His disciples to share the good news. Networking is really just getting to know people and engaging with them. This podcast provides advice and encouragement in how to network successfully in your fundraising ministry. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team. Listen in!

Fundraising requires communication, but it also requires listening. Do you tend to talk a lot when you’re nervous? Do you take time to listen? This podcast explains the importance of not talking too much when meeting with donors. It’s important to be quiet and trust the Lord as you make an ask. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team. Listen in!

Welcome back to the podcast studio, Brent Cunningham! Our last podcast with Brent hit on another great topic – how does giving interface with fundraising? Your fundraising efforts will be dramatically different if you give personally. This podcast discusses the importance in being generous with what the Lord has given you and how that generosity will impact your personal fundraising. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team and special guest, Brent Cunningham, Alaska Regional Director. Listen in!

Fundraising is so much more than money – fundraising IS ministry; it’s inviting others to partner in something that’s eternally significant. This podcast includes a personal story from Brent Cunningham about how God taught him to see fundraising as part of his ministry. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team and special guest, Brent Cunningham, Alaska Regional Director. Listen in!

What is branding and how does it relate to fundraising? What does Young Life look like in your area and how have you “branded” it? This podcast explains the importance of branding in fundraising and offers new ways to think about branding Young Life in your area. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture.   This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team.  Listen in!  

It might seem obvious that areas want to be financially healthy, but what does financial health really mean? You might be surprised to learn that it doesn’t just mean not being in debt. This podcast provides helpful reminders and tips for financial health in your area. Whether you are an area director, a committee person or a volunteer leader, this podcast is for you! Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team.  Listen in!

None of us like roadblocks – they’re frustrating and rarely to we expect them. Fundraising roadblocks are much like those you find on the road, but through patience and prayer, we can get through them all. This podcast describes three major roadblocks that areas run into when fundraising. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team.  Listen in!

Whether you are a veteran area director, a new staff associate or a committee member, financial health in your area isn't always as easy to achieve, or maintain, as it may seem. This podcast offers three suggestions as to ways your area can be financially healthy and, in turn, reach more kids for Christ. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes:  Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team and special guest, Eric Scofield, Chief Development Officer.  Listen in!

Events are a great fundraising strategy, but events can also run their course and can be too much – too much work, too much time, too many of them and no money begin raised.  This podcast provides ideas for shifting your strategy and learning how to balance one-on-one fundraising with event fundraising. Remember to maximize your time for ministry with kids by Building a Financially Healthy Culture. This podcast includes: Pat Rhoades and Greg Lehman from the Field Development team. Listen in!