by Karen Kendrick | Oct 10, 2022 | Fundraisers, Personal Development, personality traits, Sales | Personal Development, Professional Development, Relationships, Sales
Our society sends some pretty strong messages that the best salesperson, and in turn fundraiser, is an extrovert. And it’s having an impact on the kind of talent entering fundraising. We’ve heard from a lot of introverts who assume that fundraising would not be a good...
by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 19, 2024 | Connection, Mission, Sales, Understanding | Community, Culture of Philanthropy, Major Gift Officers, Mission, Motivation, Sales, Volunteering
You probably know how large companies recruit junior executives fresh from a college MBA program. The outsider’s perception is that management immediately gives all new MBAs a beautiful office, incentives, and perks that put them on the fast track to the...
by Richard Perry | Jul 17, 2024 | Fundraising Offers, Giving, Reasons for Giving | Donor Offers, Giving, Major Gift Officers, Sales
You can’t have a successful retail store without a product to sell. You could have the world’s greatest logo, tagline, and storefront. All the window dressing to entice the customer to come in and buy your product. But that is not enough. You must have the goods...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 6, 2017 | Personal Evaluation, Sales SKills, success criteria | Hiring, Management, Sales
An unhappy and frustrated MGO recently wrote us, stating that things were not going well in her job. She just could not get excited about the work, she was frustrated with the organization, and she was wondering whether her skills,...