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Naturally, our hearts are drawn to making a difference in our own community – particularly in times of crisis. But we may easily tire of the constant request for funding, especially when we feel that we have so much more to offer. The idea of writing a check for meals or funding rent for a family about to be evicted is a privilege, but it’s not leveraged.
David Weekley is Chairman of one of the largest privately owned home builders in the US, David Weekley Homes. When he encountered his own business crisis more than 20 years ago, he decided that if God allowed the business to survive and thrive, he would commit half of his income and half of his time to serving others.
Since overcoming that season of crisis, he has given away millions of dollars to local, national and global causes and spent more than 20,000 hours working with nonprofits to find the best ways he can make a leveraged impact.
Please join us on THURSDAY, APRIL 23 at 7:00PM CT for a 30-minute webinar.
In this 30-minute webinar, Doug Piper and I will discuss the most important ideas David has discovered to maximize local impact in this crisis, including:
- Using your non-financial assets to help them in ways they may not have thought of.
- Coaching the Executive Director to preserve the organization and engage their board more effectively.
- Helping them craft scenarios for hard decisions.
- Guiding them to present their funders with “plans” versus their “pleas”.
For anyone who is able to join us, we will have an additional 30 minutes of interactive Q&A with David.
This Week’s Featured Alum:
David Weekley
David M. Weekley, Chairman of David Weekley Homes, began his home building company at the age of 23. Since 1976, he has been recognized twice by Inc. Magazines having one of America’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies; in 1986 he was the National Association of Homebuilders’ Builder of the Year; in 1989 he was named Houston Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. David Weekley Homes was also named the 2013 National Builder of the Year by Professional Buildermagazine for its second time – making the company one of only two builders to receive this distinction. David Weekley Homes was named a 2012 Customer Service Champion, and has ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction among new home builders in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Tampa, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
David Weekley is an avid student of the most progressive management methodologies, where people are the primary focus of the organization. The Company has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list 14 times. David Weekley Homes has earned multiple honors in the areas of product design, marketing and management, and closed over $2.1 billion worth of new homes in 22 different cities in 2019.
As a community leader, David has served on the Vestry at Palmer Memorial Church and is Past Chairman and Executive Committee Member of the Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts, Past President of the Houston Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization, Past President of the Greater Houston Builder’s Association, former Chairman and Board Member of Metro Houston Young Life, former Chair of the Greater Houston Community Foundation, Trustee Emeritus for Kinkaid School and Chairman of Kinkaid’s $42,000,000 Capital and Endowment Campaign.
David holds degrees in Economics and Geology from San Antonio’s Trinity University. He and his wife, Bonnie, have been married for more than 40 years, have three children and seven grandchildren.
