by Karen Kendrick | May 15, 2024 | Time Management | Focus, Overworked, Performance, Prioritizing, Self-care, Stress
What does it mean, as a fundraiser, to be productive? Do you hear yourself saying, “I had a great day today – I got so many things done!” It’s so easy to be engulfed by our hustle culture where busyness is a sign of success. Notice how the badge of being a good worker...
by Karen Kendrick | May 1, 2024 | Attitude, Growth, Learning Mindset, Personal Development, perspective, Professional Development, Stress | Conflict, Personal Development, Professional Development, Stress
No one wants to hear that they need an attitude adjustment! But if we’re honest, don’t we all need one on occasion? There is so much going on in our lives and happening in the world, and we can all get stuck only focusing on what’s wrong in a way that spirals us...
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
Leaders, I know that it can feel like a tricky balancing act. How do you push for your fundraisers to make bigger asks without pressuring them into a transactional approach with donors? Let’s say you just heard that a donor gave half a million dollars to the...
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
Are you a non-profit leader who sees the writing on the wall that maybe your membership program has hit a plateau? If so, you’re not alone! Here’s an example of what this might feel like. The membership program or giving society that your organization has relied on...
by Karen Kendrick | Mar 4, 2024 | Goals, Growth, Love, Personal Development, Professional Development, Stress | Personal Development, Prioritizing, Professional Development, Self-care, Stress
Mother Theresa says, “Do small things with great love.” When I read her quote, my mind goes to her lifetime filled with acts of kindness to everyone she touched. But I also believe it applies to ourselves. Are you doing small things with love for yourself? It is the...