by Karen Kendrick | Apr 3, 2024 | Employee Management, Leaders, Non-Profit Leadership, Non-profit Management, Transformational Gifts | Communication, Curiousity, Executive Directors, High Givers, Leadership, Management
Leaders, I know that it can feel like a tricky balancing act. How do you push for your fundraisers to make bigger asks without pressuring them into a transactional approach with donors? Let’s say you just heard that a donor gave half a million dollars to the...
by Karen Kendrick | Nov 3, 2023 | Communication, Employee Management, Leaders, Non-Profit Leadership, Non-profit Management, Professional Development, Teams | Communication, Curiousity, Development Directors, Leadership, Management, Professional Development, VPs and Directors
It’s that time of year. For most of you, this is your biggest quarter for giving, and the pressure is on! Leaders, we know this is a stressful time for you and your team. So the question is: are you actually getting in the way of your team’s success? Let’s unpack how...
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 Jeff Schreifels | Aug 9, 2023 | Employee Management, Employee Retention, Managing, Non-Profit Leadership | Hiring and Retaining Staff, Leadership, Management
Typically, the attitude we see when non-profits hire someone is that they believe the newly hired person should be grateful to the organization for selecting them, and that they need to demonstrate their value quickly to prove they are a good investment. What if we...
by Veritus Group | Apr 19, 2023 | Employee Management, Non-Profit Leadership, Professional Development | Leadership, Management, Non-Profits, Professional Development
We’ve had the privilege of working with many incredible non-profit leaders, and while they all have their unique passions, backgrounds, and skillsets, there are a few things that every great leader has in common. In this Question of the Month video, Richard and Jeff...