by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 21, 2020 | calling, jobs, vocation | Major Gift Officers, Mission, Non-Profits, Philanthropy
As I move into my mid-50s, I look back and reflect on how amazing it’s been so far. More than half of those years I’ve been a fundraiser. I didn’t choose fundraising as a career. For those who are my age and older, that’s typically the case. I certainly didn’t have...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 5, 2018 | calling, Work | Fundraising, Jobs, Motivation
I grew up in a conservative household. My parents were working class folks who had a strict view on how one should live one’s life. And while I would often run up against those strict views as I grew up, one of the things that I appreciated from them was the idea that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 30, 2016 | calling, Career, Joy | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers
As I move into my mid-50s, I look back and reflect on how amazing it’s been so far. More than half of those years I’ve been a fundraiser. I didn’t choose fundraising as a career. For those who are my age and older, that’s typically the case. I certainly didn’t have...