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
Want to know the major reasons why most fundraising is ineffective or failing? It all comes down to these management practices.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 27, 2022 | Employee Retention, Job Descriptions, Non-profit leaders, Non-Profit Leadership | Hiring, Hiring and Retaining Staff, Leadership, Management
This is a wake-up call to non-profit leaders. If you place unreasonable expectations on your fundraisers, they’ll leave.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 13, 2021 | Hiring Criteria, Job Descriptions, Planned Giving Officer | Hiring, Planned giving, Uncategorized
Learn how to hire the right Planned Giving Officer for your legacy program.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 22, 2016 | Careers, Hiring, Job Descriptions | Hiring, Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Uncategorized
The job market for great major gift officers is good. But that doesn’t mean all non-profits are the right fit for you – even if the money seems really good.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 30, 2014 | Fundraising, Job Descriptions, Managing | Accountability, Development Directors, Major Gifts, Management, Uncategorized
In my previous post, I vented about the things that bug me about most job descriptions, and I outlined the six areas where most job descriptions go wrong. Today I want to get positive and practical; let’s talk about the anatomy of a great major gift job description....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 28, 2014 | Job Descriptions, Job Performance, Managing | Accountability, Major Gifts, Management, Uncategorized
That’s what most major gift officer job descriptions have – everything but the kitchen sink. Besides being really irritating, this situation actually hurts the MGO and the organization’s goals in major gifts work. I was going to be positive about this subject. But the...