How to Manage Team Stress (When You’re Stressed Out, Too)
As a fundraising leader, you likely experience a lot of pressure to raise funds and continue to grow your program so you can support your organization’s work. We often hear about fundraiser burnout and overwhelm, which remain significant issues in our sector. But we...
Overwhelmed. What do you do?
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed right now. The worst of the pandemic is happening right now, there’s political turmoil in the United States, our economy is struggling with people out of work, and record numbers of people are at food banks across our country. If you’re...
Stressed? Just Breathe
At Veritus, our Client Experience Leaders (CELs) work directly with over 200 mid, major and planned giving officers every week. What they’re reporting back to Richard and me is that a majority of the fundraisers they work with are extremely stressed out. This isn’t...
What If I Can’t Seem to Balance My Work Life with My Personal Life?
Sixth in a Six-Part Series: What Should I Do If…? Major gift fundraising is the toughest job in the non-profit sector. Think about it. Your job is to build relationships with 150 donors (and all the work that entails), and to help them find joy in their lives through...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
