by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 31, 2018 | Managing Up, Planning, Proactive Managing | Discipline, Leadership, Management
As a major gift fundraiser, you may be asked to manage the donor portfolio of your manager, CEO or ED. In order to be effective, you have to have the ability to “manage up.” Managing up means that you are working with your CEO, ED or Director of Development to help...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 16, 2016 | CEO, Communication, Managing Up | Development Directors, Leadership, Major Gifts, Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized
Over the years, Richard and I have figured out a number of barriers that prevent non-profits from having successful major gift programs. Not having the right staff, lack of support by the board, not investing sufficiently… these are a few of those barriers. Probably...