by Jeff Schreifels | Jul 5, 2024 | Change, Corporate Culture, Culture Change, Culture of Philanthropy, Non-Profit Leadership, Organization Culture | Culture of Philanthropy, Leadership, Management
Many non-profit organizations fail to realize that their mission to make the world a better place starts with their own internal culture. When staff are overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated, you’ll see high turnover and low morale. But how do you begin to address...
by Jeff Schreifels | May 29, 2024 | Change, Progress, Regression | Fundraising, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, The Veritus Way
Change is hard. But even harder is not regressing back to the old ways after change has been made. In college, I studied history. And, if you just look at the history of the U.S., whenever there is a big shift or change (take the civil rights movement, for example),...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 18, 2022 | Change, Change Management, Personal Development | Culture of Philanthropy, Personal Development, Professional Development
You’ve seen the manager who cannot and will not change. That person who is stuck in a way of doing things – so stuck that reality is passing them by. You know what that looks like. And you don’t want to be that person, whether you are a manager, a leader, or a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 3, 2024 | Change, Influence, Non-Profit Leadership | Culture of Philanthropy, Leadership, Management
“I believe in The Veritus Way of doing major gifts. But my development director doesn’t get it, and I have no power to make change.” “I wish we could be more donor-centered at our organization, but I’m just a Mid-Level Officer, and I have no say in anything.” “Guys, I...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 15, 2021 | Change, preferences | Communication, Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests
You know how Richard and I are always reminding you to make sure you really know your donors. We want to make sure you know how they like to be communicated with, what their passions and interests are and why they have them and that you use all of that information to...