by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 29, 2022 | Culture of Philanthropy, Organization Structure, silo mentality | Culture of Philanthropy, Donor-Centered, Structure
In our last blog post, I talked about how the culture of an organization, through its systems and structure, can breed organizational silos. These rifts create mistrust and territorial behaviors between departments. When the organization loses sight of the donor, it...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 27, 2022 | Communication, Culture of Philanthropy, silo mentality | Communication, Culture of Philanthropy, Donor-Centered, Structure
If your work as a fundraiser is to help a donor experience the most possible joy through their giving by enabling them to give to projects and programs that will help change the world, then it should be your responsibility to create an environment that makes it as...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 24, 2012 | Development Directors, Fundraising, major gifts, Non-Profits, silo mentality | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
Sometimes, I just want to take my hands and put them on the shoulders of a development director and shake them and say, “Wake up!” Richard and I work with development directors and major gift officers from many different organizations. Because of that we have the...