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The Ultimate Leadership Question: “How Can I Help?”

The Ultimate Leadership Question: “How Can I Help?”

by Karen Kendrick | May 22, 2023 | Alignment, Management, Non-Profit Leadership, Questions, Teamwork | Leadership, Management, Professional Development

You know this already. Our sector has more voluntary turnover rates (19%) than the overall labor market (12%) right now. You are losing your fundraisers in droves, and it’s costing you a great deal in time spent replacing employees and in subsequent revenue loss since...
Mastering Donor Conversations: A Guide to Purposeful and Meaningful Dialogue

Mastering Donor Conversations: A Guide to Purposeful and Meaningful Dialogue

by Karen Kendrick | Jan 5, 2024 | Conversations, Phone calls, Questions | Curiousity, Donor Conversation, Focus, Permission-Based Asking, Planning

I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on the phone, or how trusting the donor is in talking to a fundraiser....
4 Types of Questions to Help You Avoid Awkward Donor Conversations

4 Types of Questions to Help You Avoid Awkward Donor Conversations

by Karen Kendrick | Sep 20, 2021 | Conversations, Phone calls, Questions | Donor Conversation, Permission-Based Asking, Uncategorized

I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on the phone, or how trusting the donor is in talking to a fundraiser....
Resolve to be More Curious – Ask More Questions

Resolve to be More Curious – Ask More Questions

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 13, 2020 | MGOs, Questions | Curiousity, Donor-Centered, Relationships

Fifth of Six New Year’s Resolutions that will Change Your Life “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” — Anthony Robbins You might be thinking, “This is a rather odd resolution. What’s this all about?” I’d be inclined to...
Be Curious or Die!

Be Curious or Die!

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 20, 2017 | Major Donors, Questions | Curiousity, Discipline, Major Gift Officers, Uncategorized

Do you ever come home after a party and realize that no one at the party ever asked you anything about yourself? Do you find that this is a recurring situation? I don’t know about you, but I find that most people I meet are just not very curious. I just don’t get it....

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