by Richard Perry | Feb 23, 2024 | Donor-Centered, Job Description, Job Descriptions, Management, Non-profit leaders, Non-Profit Leadership, Non-profit Management | Executive Directors, Fundraising, Hiring and Retaining Staff, Leadership, Management
If the main purpose of a non-profit is to address a societal problem, then it follows that securing the resources to address that problem is the other major objective. I talked about this in a blog I wrote earlier this year. But why does securing the resources...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 1, 2022 | Hiring, Interviewing, Job Description, Non-Profits | Hiring, Hiring and Retaining Staff, Non-Profits
There are thousands of frontline fundraisers interviewing for new jobs right at this moment. You may be one of them. Unfortunately, Richard and I are hearing from frontline fundraisers who recently accepted a new job and are regretting their decision. Many jumped for...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 25, 2022 | Job Description, Major Gift Officer, Performance | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Prioritizing
A couple of years ago, I was helping to manage a Major Gift Officer at a medium-sized non-profit. Mary (not her real name) was a veteran fundraiser who was struggling with making her revenue goals when I met her. Her manager was concerned because she had been a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 3, 2018 | Job Description, Self-Worth, Time Management | Focus, Fundraising, Jobs
A couple of years ago I was helping to manage a Major Gift Officer at a medium-sized non-profit. Mary (not her real name) was a veteran fundraiser who was struggling with making her revenue goals when I met her. Her manager was concerned because she had been a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 23, 2015 | Developer, Job Description, Roles and Responsibilities | Accountability, Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
In my last post, I implored you not to put up with bad management. Life is just too short to put up with someone that is going to bring you down every day. If you are a great MGO, you will have no problem finding a job that brings you joy. So in the same spirit of...