Hiring Criteria – Part 2
When hiring a new professional fundraiser, find out if she’s sales-oriented, has good communication skills, and accepts accountability. Oh, and does she care about your cause?
Why You Need an Evaluation
If you are a manager of major gift officers, or if you’re an MGO in need of a manager, one way to stay focused and accountable is to perform a review of their/your work at least annually.
Measure Asks, Not Activity
Have you ever been around someone that is a blur of activity, but never gets anything done? I’m sure you have. And if you stop and think about it, this person is usually more interested in the process than in the result. They LOVE the process. Just “doing the process”...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
