by Jeff Schreifels | Jan 31, 2024 | Admin support, Administrative Support, Focus, support, Teams, Teamwork | Admin Support, Focus, Fundraising, Management, Overworked, Teamwork
A couple weeks ago, Richard sent me a note saying I had to see this post on LinkedIn and write about it. So I went to read the post, which shows two pie charts comparing what people think fundraisers do all day (100% fundraising), versus the reality of all the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 10, 2023 | co-management, Consultants, Employee Management, The Veritus Way | Admin Support, Coaching, Fundraising, Management, The Veritus Way
Most organizations simply don’t have enough resources devoted to training and supporting managers, which means that fundraisers are often left to fend for themselves. Without consistent input, encouragement, and accountability, your fundraisers will struggle to...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 14, 2022 | Administrative Support, Back Office, Donor Attrition, Value Attrition | Admin Support, Database, Donor Attrition, Fundraising
Have you been back to one of your favorite restaurants post-covid and been utterly dismayed with what’s happened to it? I have. I mean, most of us have some patience and understanding regarding the labor shortage many in the restaurant industry are going through. But...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 19, 2022 | Administrative Support, Fundraisers, Non-Profit Leadership | Admin Support, Fundraising, Leadership
One of the many false beliefs that Richard and I hear all the time from non-profit leaders is that if they could just hire the right frontline fundraiser, the organization would be successful in all their one-to-one donor relationships. The truth of the matter is...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 15, 2022 | Admin support, Administrative Support, Overhead | Admin Support, Management, Overhead
Many non-profit leaders don’t believe in spending money on administrative support for fundraisers. But the truth is, the cost of admin support is a drop in the bucket compared to the revenue you’re losing if your fundraisers are focused on other things instead of...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 11, 2022 | Administrative assistants, Administrative Support | Admin Support, Management
There’s a raging controversy going on right now over administrative support for frontline fundraisers, and this just doesn’t make any sense to Jeff and me. The conservative managers and leaders are saying: “A frontline fundraiser does not need admin support to do his...