Managing Your Fight-or-Flight Response for More Courageous Conversations
As a leader, when someone on your team is being territorial and difficult, it’s a good idea to pause and think about why. Possibly, like Jeff just talked about in his previous two blogs, it has to do with your culture, systems, or structures. You need to ask yourself...
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...
You Can Only Control Yourself
Typically, a lot of anxiety starts to build up in you this time of year. If your major gift portfolio is like those of most of your colleagues, anywhere from 60-80% of your revenue comes in during the last three months of the year. That brings on a lot of pressure to...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
