by Karen Kendrick | Oct 4, 2023 | Brainstorming, Donor strategy, Employee Management, Facilitation, Meetings | Communication, Facilitation, Management, Strategic Plans, Teamwork
How often have you left a donor strategy meeting with your team and thought, “That was a total waste of time.” It’s an hour of everyone reporting on what they’ve done well, only sharing successes (sometimes even repeating the same ones, meeting after meeting). It...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 20, 2017 | Brainstorming, CEO, CFO | CEO, Strategic Plans, Teamwork
You’ve heard of the term “Solo Player.” In a sales environment, it refers to someone that does everything on his own and won’t include others in his work. Over the years, Richard and I have run into many MGOs whom we would describe as “solo players.” In most cases...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 27, 2014 | Brainstorming, Cultivation | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Stewardship, Uncategorized
I hear this all the time: “I’m out of ideas on how to cultivate and steward my caseload donors – what can I do?” Or, “I’ve done everything I can think of to reach my donors; there is nothing else I can do.” I understand. In the midst of goal-setting, creating a...