Solving for big community challenges by activating the capacity of the business, nonprofit, and faith-based sectors.

Brand Disciples works to make kingdom culture and discipleship practical for every business.

Sweeping changes in marketing and sales have reshaped the way that all organizations reach customers and win great employees. A branded story approach has replaced traditional methods with visual and social technologies that require organizations to integrate their brand story across diverse media. My role is to develop strategies for businesses and nonprofits that want to own their brand story, break down silos, and put sidelined assets to work in order to reach their goals and make a difference.The important truth is that businesses and nonprofits of all sizes benefit from the fresh implementation of the basics which include analysis, integration across roles, and fresh marketing/sales technologies that foster increased communication and drive down costs. While nothing replaces the face-to-face interaction of business development professionals, I work to equip organizations for story-based communications and internal story development. Telling a story that is authentic and offers real value to your audience is the new requirement for effective search results and it allows for goal-oriented measurement of your marketing with tangible ROI.I don't view customer service, brand development, employee advocacy or web/social properties as isolated strategies, but rather as connected elements of a brand story as it is experienced by networked consumers, partners and those you employ.

As a consultant to C suite leaders, I developed strategic engagement programs and business development strategies for national, international as well as local organizations. The impact of business development efforts improved as strategic communication was executed. Scope of services includes interim service as executive responsible for national and state wide programs, development and management of large scale grant funded hunger programs, nonprofit program development in collaboration with universities and international partners, review and modification of grant compliance programs, national program launch planning and ramp-up support, strategic planning. Services provided to diverse organizations ranging from corporations and nonprofits with national reach, international service organizations and start up social enterprises in the technology, financial, community service and faith-based sectors.

Compassion by Design provides innovative strategies for local communities and all of their important assets found within the nonprofit, business and church. With proven tools, systems and training we support a movement toward communities that offer effective and principled compassion. Compassion by Design stands for the idea that communities can be intentionally compassionate without creating dependence, and that healthy communities have the ability to move people into new life trajectories by mobilizing collaborative assets. If you are a nonprofit, business or church, you can gain from the insights, tools and systems offered by Compassion by Design.

The National Grant center was formed to provided training and support for community and faith based organizations seeking funding for cooperative and best practice programs. By offering a team environment where specific competencies of participating organizations where paired with those of other partners, and by focusing on the delivery of best practices and outcome based program measurement, the center provided both direct support for fund development, RFP responses as well as training and preparation for sustainable service. Management of the professional team, training delivery and partner coordination was my primary responsibility as the senior manager. The center offered nationally recognized training in partnership with Federal agencies, a published DVD series, grant manuals for nonprofits of all sizes with documented delivery tens of millions in grant wins.

David traveled widely and spoke on development and service issues providing training to more than 7500 organizations during the initiative in partnership with SAMHSA at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.. This has now translated into a greater focus on the work of nonprofits of all types (both new and existing) that are seeking to become more externally focused as well as nonprofits and businesses that want to work together to create healthier communities. His work included the development of multi-state service programs for mentoring, capacity building, children, youth and seniors, and a national training center serving nonprofit development needs. He consulted with both large and small organizations to refine and expand their targeted funding and service focus.

A community based organization in Bakersfield CA that provides services to the whole family and individuals with significant barriers to employment. David created and expanded the Family to Family mentoring program which paired volunteer mentors with high barrier job seekers and offered wrap around support that included collaborative resources. He authored the Mentoring Manual and Training for this program based upon best practices after which it was named a "Promising Practice" by the USC Center Religion and Civic Culture after a research investigation of its approach and program outcomes. David was a participant in multiple collaborative efforts in the region, and helped to facilitate collaboration and new programs serving the homeless and high need children. Efforts at Garden Pathways and Family to Family serve to create healthy self sufficiency and practical pathways to sustainable family futures for single parents, displaced workers and individuals with significant barriers to employment.