Keep Your Eyes on Dec. 31: How to Focus and Get It All Done at Year-End
There are 22 workdays until Dec. 20. You’ll likely also work a few of the days between then and Dec. 31, so let’s call it a holiday-specific 25 workdays til year-end. How are you going to use that time? Not long ago, my colleague Karen Kendrick calculated that out of...
Question of the Month: What are some common issues that are holding organizations back from greater success in major gifts?
In our consulting work, we see a lot of the same issues come up that are preventing non-profits from seeing greater success in major gifts. So for this Question of the Month, we’re sharing some of the most common and avoidable issues we’ve seen – not to embarrass...
Question of the Month: How do you deal with and change a toxic non-profit culture?
Many non-profit organizations fail to realize that their mission to make the world a better place starts with their own internal culture. When staff are overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated, you’ll see high turnover and low morale. But how do you begin to address...
Leaders, How Strong Is Your Mistake-Owning Muscle?
Being a good leader doesn’t mean you have to be perfect. On the contrary, the one top tested behavior when it comes to positively impacting your team’s job satisfaction and plan to stay is your ability to admit when you are wrong. Previously, research across...
When You Can’t See the Trees for the Forest
Yes, I know the phrase is “can’t see the forest for the trees,” and it calls out how we can get so wrapped up in the details that we can’t see the situation as a whole. But the opposite is also true, and it’s a significant problem in relationship management...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
