by Karen Kendrick | Jun 14, 2024 | Attitude, Money, Role of Money, Wealth | Money, Motivation, Personal Development
Our attitude about money is often subconscious, but this can have a big impact on the way you approach your work as a fundraiser.
by Karen Kendrick | Jun 7, 2024 | Communication, Empathy, mistakes, Non-Profit Leadership | Communication, Executive Directors, Leadership, Management, Personal Development
Admitting our mistakes isn’t easy! It requires self-confidence and self-compassion with a little courage thrown in. Here’s how to get started.
by Karen Kendrick | May 15, 2024 | Time Management | Focus, Overworked, Performance, Prioritizing, Self-care, Stress
Being busy isn’t the same as being productive. Here’s how to focus your work on the priorities that truly matter in fundraising.
by Karen Kendrick | May 1, 2024 | Attitude, Growth, Learning Mindset, Personal Development, perspective, Professional Development, Stress | Conflict, Personal Development, Professional Development, Stress
Shifting your attitude about your work shifts how you feel about it, which opens up space for more flow and creativity.
by Karen Kendrick | Apr 3, 2024 | Employee Management, Leaders, Non-Profit Leadership, Non-profit Management, Transformational Gifts | Communication, Curiousity, Executive Directors, High Givers, Leadership, Management
How can non-profit leaders encourage fundraisers to make bigger asks without pressuring them into a transactional approach with donors?
by Karen Kendrick | Mar 18, 2024 | Assessments, Change Management, Data, Donor Retention, Donor Value Attrition, The Veritus Way | Data, Donor Attrition, Donor Retention, Metrics, Overcoming Objections, Performance, Relationships, Retention, The Veritus Way
For your organization to grow, you must move from a transactional mindset to a transformational fundraising program.
by Karen Kendrick | Mar 4, 2024 | Goals, Growth, Love, Personal Development, Professional Development, Stress | Personal Development, Prioritizing, Professional Development, Self-care, Stress
When you allow yourself to do one small thing for you from a place of love, it can shift your whole perspective.
by Karen Kendrick | Feb 14, 2024 | Organization, Relationship Fundraising, Time Management | Strategic Plans, Structure, The Veritus Way
Having a clear picture of how you spend your time is the first step towards making space for meaningful, relationship-focused fundraising.
by Karen Kendrick | Jan 15, 2024 | Growth, Personal Development, Professional Development, Skills | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Performance, Personal Development, Professional Development
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you ended 2024 feeling really proud that you learned something new that made you more successful AND that made you happier?! Now I know it may feel ridiculously early to be thinking about the end of 2024. But if we’re going to grow, learn,...
by Karen Kendrick | Dec 15, 2023 | Communication, Donor Communication, Email, Holidays, Planning | Communication, Planning, Structure, Year-End
Before you shut down your computer for some time off over the holidays, make sure your out-of-office message includes key info for donors.