by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 7, 2024 | Encouragement, motivation, Plan | Focus, Fundraising, Motivation
Okay, you’re in it. This is probably the most stressful time of the year with your work. Well, I guess if you add on all the holidays and all that goes with it, it feels like piling on. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I let myself get so caught up in all the...
by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 28, 2024 | Focus, Major Gift Fundraising, Major Gift Goals, Revenue goals | Focus, Fundraising, Goal-setting, Major Donors, Major Gifts
Recently, I’ve been talking to several major gift officers all in different sectors of the non-profit community and many of them are racked with anxiety about meeting their revenue goals for 2024. Obviously, the economy is on everyone’s mind, and depending on the...
by Richard Perry | May 22, 2024 | Asking, Courage, taking donors to the scene, Urgency | Asking, Donor Conversation, Focus, Mission
A repeated theme that Jeff and I, and our team of frontline coaches, come across in our work is summed up in the statement we often hear: “I know I am not asking my donors the right way and I can’t figure out why that is.” And that “right way” may be about the amount...
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 Jeff Schreifels | Feb 19, 2024 | Accountability, coaching, Feedback, Goals, The Veritus Way | Accountability, Coaching, Focus, Goal-setting, The Veritus Way
Over the last three years, I’ve had a trainer to help me with strength, conditioning, core work, etc. So, twice a week, I work out with Tony in his basement, so that when I’m 80, I don’t have to end up immobile. I hate it. It’s hard work. I mean, after the workout,...
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...