by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 7, 2020 | jobs, Labor Day, Work | MGOs, Self-care, Stress
Today is Labor Day in the United States. It’s the unofficial end of summer, and a day to take a break and to rest and reflect on the work you’ve done this year. In fact, we hope you aren’t even reading this blog post today but are reading it on Tuesday morning....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 5, 2018 | calling, Work | Fundraising, Jobs, Motivation
I grew up in a conservative household. My parents were working class folks who had a strict view on how one should live one’s life. And while I would often run up against those strict views as I grew up, one of the things that I appreciated from them was the idea that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 26, 2016 | Boundaries, gratitude, structure, Work | Discipline, Fundraising, Overworked, Stress
On occasion we like to send out a survey to you, our blog readers, to get a pulse on what you are working on or what concerns you right now. In a recent survey, it amazed us how many responses we received that lamented about how you MGOs don’t have enough time to do...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 20, 2015 | Burnout, gratitude, Reflection, Work | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Overworked, Stress, Uncategorized
I talk to many major gift officers, development professionals and non-profit executives every week. Perhaps it’s the time of year, or the stage in their careers, but I’m hearing from a large portion of them that they are burned out, stressed out and contemplating a...