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MGOs Stay When You Allow Them to Make Mistakes

MGOs Stay When You Allow Them to Make Mistakes

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 19, 2016 | CEOs, Freedom, structure | Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Uncategorized

MGOs will stay at an organization when the manager or leader isn’t constantly hovering over them and creating an atmosphere of fear in the workplace. And when MGOs are encouraged in this way, they will make mistakes. This is good.

MGOs Stay When Leadership Allows a MGO to Manage UP

MGOs Stay When Leadership Allows a MGO to Manage UP

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 16, 2016 | CEOs, Executives, Portfolios | Caseloads, Development Directors, Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Uncategorized

A good CEO or Executive Director allows her development director or MGO to manage her portfolio and to essentially tell the CEO what she needs to do to cultivate and steward those donors.

How to Help Your CEO Succeed at Major Gifts

How to Help Your CEO Succeed at Major Gifts

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 29, 2015 | CEOs, Philanthropy, Success | Fundraising, Leadership, Major Gifts, Uncategorized

What do you do when your nonprofit leader is uncomfortable talking to, cultivating and soliciting donors? Here are some ways to help your CEO or ED not only get comfortable, but succeed in major gifts.

Don’t Be Afraid to Lead

Don’t Be Afraid to Lead

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 15, 2015 | CEOs, Leaders, Volunteers | Development Directors, Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Uncategorized

Whether you are a Development Director or MGO, you have got to unblock whatever is blocking you from leading and be bold. Leadership and donors are waiting for you to lead. It’s your job as a non-profit professional to do it.

Leadership Must Be On Board: Creating a Radical Culture of Philanthropy Part 3

Leadership Must Be On Board: Creating a Radical Culture of Philanthropy Part 3

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 22, 2014 | Asking, CEOs | Boards, Leadership, Mission, Philanthropy, Uncategorized

A Culture of Philanthropy From your CEO down to the janitor, your non-profit embraces your donors as central to your mission, as central as your organization’s programs to change the world. Just to recap so far: In this series, we have talked about how YOU need to be...

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