by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 6, 2023 | Caseload Management, Major Gift Planning, Planning, Self-care, Thanking | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, MGOs, Planning, Self-care
When you get back to the office or start up your computer again after a holiday, it always takes a while to get re-oriented. To help you refocus on your goals, here are a few tips for where to allocate your time in the first weeks of January. We hope you had a...
by Karen Kendrick | Jan 5, 2022 | Mission, Self-Awareness, Self-care | Focus, Goal-setting, Planning
How does caseload and donor management feel to you? Overwhelming? Confusing? Unnecessary? We believe, because we know it works, that a major gifts fundraiser should have a caseload of 150 qualified donors and needs to create a strategic plan and fundraising goal for...
by Jeff Schreifels | Dec 27, 2021 | personal growth, Self-Awareness, Self-care | Motivation, Personal Development, Self-care, Uncategorized
One thing is certain… the year-end push is exhausting. You’ve been busy preparing donor offers, meeting with donors, writing thank-you notes, making follow-up calls… and by this point in the year, you might be feeling a bit depleted. We feel this too and have been...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 29, 2016 | Burnout, Self-care, Stress, Stress relief | Major Gift Officers, Non-Profits, Overworked, Uncategorized
I’m not sure if there is something in the water, but over the last week or so I’ve received five emails from MGOs asking how they can deal with the amount of stress their job carries. So I’ve decided I’ll list a number of ways you can help reduce your work stress and...