by Karen Kendrick | Oct 23, 2024 | Communication, Confidence, donor calls, Talking | Communication, Donor Conversation, Facilitation, Professional Development
This is the perfect time to sharpen your donor connection skills. And one area I want to focus on today is what we typically call “cold calling,” although I’d like to advocate that we rename this term! First, let’s remember that the people you are calling are generous...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 25, 2022 | Communication, Donor Relations, listening, Talking | Communication, Donor-Centered, Professional Development, Relationships
One of the most frustrating things that I experience in life is to be in a meeting or on a plane or in a restaurant – and have someone blathering away non-stop and totally oblivious that no one really cares what he or she is talking about. You’ve experienced it, I...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 8, 2018 | listening, Talking | Communication, Moves Management, Relationships
One of the most frustrating things that I experience in life is to be in a meeting or on a plane or in a restaurant – and have someone blathering away non-stop and totally oblivious that no one really cares what he or she is talking about. You’ve experienced it, I...