by Karen Kendrick | Jun 7, 2023 | Personal Development, Self-care, Stress, Work Life Balance | Overworked, Personal Development, Self-care, Stress
What comes to mind when you think of work-life balance? Do you imagine feeling calm, being totally on top of things, with the perfect combo of play, work and family or friends, feeling happily successful? Is it this “place” you will reach when you’ve finally found the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 17, 2023 | Cultivation, Major Gift Officers, Relationship Building, Scheduling, Work Life Balance | Jobs, Major Gift Officers, Management, MGO Characteristics, Performance, Self-care
Recently, we shared on Facebook and our other social media about a free white paper of ours called, “Six Secrets to Becoming an Extraordinary Major Gift Officer.” One of the six secrets is that if you are to become an extraordinary major gift officer, you need to...
by Karen Kendrick | Jan 18, 2023 | Focus, Personal Development, Self-care, Stress | Focus, Overworked, Personal Development, Professional Development, Self-care
This is Part Two of a two-part blog series. Read Part One here. Imagine a scenario where you roll out of bed first thing in the morning, and immediately open emails and start answering them. You start to feel overwhelmed about the day ahead, your mind is spinning,...
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 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 Jeff Schreifels | Jul 15, 2024 | Donor strategy, fall, Passion, Planning, Stewardship | Fundraising, Passions and Interests, Personal Development, Professional Development, Self-care
It happens slowly. You start out with new ideas every day for communicating with and engaging your donors. You’re excited by the interactions you have with people, and you’re actively listening to your donors as they reveal their passions and interests. You’re...