by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 9, 2023 | Employee Management, Fundraisers, Turnover | Fundraising, Leadership, Management, Non-Profits
The departure rate of good people from non-profits is staggering. The latest statistics show that average tenure of a development person is 18 months, and that’s if everything is going well. But the scary thing is that more than half of the frontline fundraisers (51%)...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 16, 2022 | Fundraisers, Fundraising, Professional Development | Fundraising, Professional Development, The Veritus Way
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: December is a busy time to be a fundraiser. You’re probably very ready for some time off soon! We hope you’re looking forward to celebrating the holidays with friends and family. When you get some...
by Karen Kendrick | Oct 10, 2022 | Fundraisers, Personal Development, personality traits, Sales | Personal Development, Professional Development, Relationships, Sales
Our society sends some pretty strong messages that the best salesperson, and in turn fundraiser, is an extrovert. And it’s having an impact on the kind of talent entering fundraising. We’ve heard from a lot of introverts who assume that fundraising would not be a good...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 28, 2022 | Fundraisers, Fundraising, Personal Development, Relationship Building, Trust | Donor-Centered, Personal Development, Professional Development
This is Part 1 of a series on building trust: “No Trust, No Relationship, No Money.” Trust is the core building block of all relationships. Yet many donors do not trust the organizations they give to or the people they relate to in those organizations....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 19, 2022 | Administrative Support, Fundraisers, Non-Profit Leadership | Admin Support, Fundraising, Leadership
One of the many false beliefs that Richard and I hear all the time from non-profit leaders is that if they could just hire the right frontline fundraiser, the organization would be successful in all their one-to-one donor relationships. The truth of the matter is...