Meet Matt Visser

Strengthening the Capacity of Leaders and their Organizations

A process approach to Leadership Coaching and Transitions

Leaders today face immense challenges, decisions around prioritizing scarce resources and navigating the loneliness and isolation of leadership. My greatest joy is walking alongside leaders through providing a ministry of presence, engaging in deep listening, asking powerful questions, and helping build an action and accountability process.

My personal definition of coaching:

“Coaching is an active partnership walking alongside a client to move them from where they are to where they want to be in a trusted relationship that maximizes their potential, growth, and momentum.”

Types of Coaching I offer:

• Leadership and Executive Coaching - Helping you Navigate Organizational Leadership, I work with C-Suite leaders to help them navigate their greatest challenges, the loneliness and isolation of leadership, and joy of serving inside an organizational system, and the tensions of decision-making.
• Fundraising and Development Coaching - Helping Fundraising Professionals navigate shifting economic realities, design and implement impactful campaigns, deepen donor relationships at all levels, and lead with a good blend of humility and hopefulness.
• Transition Coaching - Helping leaders start and end well in a new environment, supporting the onboarding of new leaders within an organizational system, deepening listening and learning skills to unleash curiosity, and clarifying goals in the midst of transition.

Building Financial Sustainability and Deepening Donor Relationships

A Process Approach to Nonprofit Fundraising and Development

Raising money can be challenging and stressful for leaders and organizations. With seemingly scarce resources and endless need, it feels daunting to build sustainable funding streams to fuel your mission. I can help you build an authentic fundraising movement that deepens donor relationships and capitalizes on the unique strengths of your organization. The process isn’t always easy and requires a willingness for you to face your fears about fundraising. In the end, you will gain a clearer vision for how authentic development efforts can transform your organization and generate the sustained resources to further your mission. For nonprofit organizations, fundraising and development are the lifeblood of ensuring the sustainability of the mission for the future.

A process approach to walking alongside organizations includes:

• Designing transformative Annual Fund plans
• Feasibility Studies to measure donor readiness
• Launching Comprehensive Campaigns
• Deepening Donor Relationships

Clarifying Your Purpose as a Leader and Organization

A Process Approach to Strategic Planning and Visioning

As a leader, you face the immense challenge of managing the many demands of running an organization with limited time and resources. This reality makes it difficult to work on a long-term vision. I can help you and your organization gain renewed clarity of purpose through strategic visioning for the future. The process requires leaders to engage their constituents in new ways and be open to surprises and opportunities. In the end, leaders gain confidence in the direction and purpose of their work and what is required to move forward together.

Transformational strategic planning includes: 

• Creating Clear Vision for the Future
• Assessing your Current Reality
• Designing a Pathway Forward

Deepening Relationships through Listening and Community Discovery

A Process Approach to Engaging Stakeholders and Discovery

Finding time as a leader today is challenging and often seems to be near impossible. When your time is scarce, the idea of slowing down and listening is stressful. I can help you pause in order to intentionally listen to your stakeholders through a process of discovery. The Discovery process will change your perspective, realign your time and resources, and deepen your relationships with your staff, board, supporters, and community. Listening requires an openness to learning alongside your stakeholders yet produces amazing insights and clarity that can propel your mission toward a vibrant future. The stakeholders of your organization, customers, donors, families, staff, board, or community leaders, are essential partners in advancing your mission.

Stakeholder Engagement and Discovery includes:

• Comprehensive discovery process to assess organizational culture
• Focus Group and Individual Engagement to gain perspectives
• Qualitative and Quantitative Research for intentional learning