by Karen Kendrick | Oct 10, 2022 | Fundraisers, Personal Development, personality traits, Sales | Personal Development, Professional Development, Relationships, Sales
Our society sends some pretty strong messages that the best salesperson, and in turn fundraiser, is an extrovert. And it’s having an impact on the kind of talent entering fundraising. We’ve heard from a lot of introverts who assume that fundraising would not be a good...
by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 19, 2024 | Connection, Mission, Sales, Understanding | Community, Culture of Philanthropy, Major Gift Officers, Mission, Motivation, Sales, Volunteering
You probably know how large companies recruit junior executives fresh from a college MBA program. The outsider’s perception is that management immediately gives all new MBAs a beautiful office, incentives, and perks that put them on the fast track to the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 11, 2017 | Achiever, Qualities of an MGO, Sales | Jobs, Major Gift Officers
I’ve been privileged to coach and manage a number of great MGOs. I’ve also coached and managed MGOs that were just okay… and a few that were really bad. I’ve been fascinated by trying to understand why some are so good and others just don’t have it. And by the way,...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 16, 2014 | Focus, MGO, Sales, structure | Major Gift Officers, Management, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
He was “this close” (index finger and thumb a millimeter apart) to being fired. “John” had been a major gift officer for five years, and the organization we were about to work with was fed up with his performance. In fact, it took everything I had to convince...