by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 24, 2014 | Direction, Inspiration, Passion | Boards, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
My goodness. I’ve been to so many major gift meetings lately with non-profits who tell me their board meetings are a complete drag. “It’s like we’re all just going through the motions and no one really wants to be there,” one development professional told me. “Why are...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 12, 2013 | Board of Directors, Impact, leadership | Boards, Major Gifts, Mission, Uncategorized
Most of the time, when I ask non-profit leaders what their boards are like, they give me pretty negative answers. And some of their answers can be downright dreadful. Because Richard and I normally work with executive leadership and major gift officers, admittedly...