by Karen Kendrick | May 22, 2023 | Alignment, Management, Non-Profit Leadership, Questions, Teamwork | Leadership, Management, Professional Development
You know this already. Our sector has more voluntary turnover rates (19%) than the overall labor market (12%) right now. You are losing your fundraisers in droves, and it’s costing you a great deal in time spent replacing employees and in subsequent revenue loss since...
by Karen Kendrick | Jan 5, 2024 | Conversations, Phone calls, Questions | Curiousity, Donor Conversation, Focus, Permission-Based Asking, Planning
I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on the phone, or how trusting the donor is in talking to a fundraiser....
by Karen Kendrick | Sep 20, 2021 | Conversations, Phone calls, Questions | Donor Conversation, Permission-Based Asking, Uncategorized
I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on the phone, or how trusting the donor is in talking to a fundraiser....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 13, 2020 | MGOs, Questions | Curiousity, Donor-Centered, Relationships
Fifth of Six New Year’s Resolutions that will Change Your Life “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” — Anthony Robbins You might be thinking, “This is a rather odd resolution. What’s this all about?” I’d be inclined to...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 20, 2017 | Major Donors, Questions | Curiousity, Discipline, Major Gift Officers, Uncategorized
Do you ever come home after a party and realize that no one at the party ever asked you anything about yourself? Do you find that this is a recurring situation? I don’t know about you, but I find that most people I meet are just not very curious. I just don’t get it....