by Jeff Schreifels | Feb 2, 2024 | Abundance, Joy, Scarcity | Fundraising, Motivation, Non-Profits
If you could do your work as a fundraiser from a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity, you would love your job. In our western, white-male-dominated North American culture, we grow up with the view that there is “not enough.” Therefore, we should get as much as...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 22, 2021 | Abundance, Joy, Scarcity | Fundraising, Motivation, Non-Profits
If you could do your work as a fundraiser from a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity, you would love your job. In our western, white-male-dominated culture in North America, the view we grow up with is that there is “not enough,” and therefore we should get as...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 29, 2020 | Persuasion, Scarcity | Asking, Communication, Moves Management
I grew up overseas in a country where scarcity was the norm for many people. The effects of that on my psyche are still with me today. When anything becomes scarce, I start to panic. My wife routinely smiles knowingly when I buy extra supplies of everything from paper...