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 Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 13, 2017 | Corporate Culture, Operating Principle, Plan | Major Donors, Philanthropy
There’s a lot of chatter about developing a culture of philanthropy. And quite a few people have some pretty good ideas about how to do it. I’m sure it’s not surprising to you that Jeff and I have our own opinions on how best to go about it. We could share with you...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 5, 2015 | Change, Corporate Culture | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Management, Uncategorized
Resistance to change is something we see regularly in our work with major gift officers. Most often it is the Director of Development or the MGO who has difficulty accepting our intervention, which has usually come about because a manager higher up wants to improve...