What a Recruiter REALLY Wants

How do you stand apart when you meet with a recruiter? Punctuality Being punctual is a must but being there at the exact time is impressive  – and not more than five minutes early. Everything earlier is too much and can be awkward. The person you are meeting might still be in a meeting with […]

Play

MT: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I am so pleased to be interviewing Sheena Greer of Colludo about play. Sheena will be speaking about this subject at our Fundraising Career Conference 2017, and Sheena, welcome. SG: Thank you so much for having me. MT: I love this, that […]

Do you trust your executive director?

When I was working full time in fundraising, I ran into a problem. Maybe you had this problem too? My boss didn’t seem to trust me. I would put in the hours, do the work, raise the money, and I would still feel like my boss didn’t trust me. Then, I started not trusting my […]

13 Behaviors to start building trust at your organization

Here is the invisible thing that’s holding you back in your work Here’s a diagram you can use to understand interactions at your nonprofit MT: So what if I’m a new executive director and I want my board to trust me? You talked earlier about how boards can bully executive directors. What’s the first step […]

6 circles that will change your world

Read about the invisible thing that holds you back at your nonprofit MT: Let’s say that for example, I’m a new development director and I want my executive director to trust me. How would I start making this happen? MP: I think it’s called transactional analysis. MT: I actually do have a book on transactional […]

Why is there a revolving door? One little word.

Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today we’re interviewing Marc Pitman, author of Ask Without Fear and the founder of the Concord Leadership Group. He advises nonprofits about leadership and fundraising. Marc, you are also a Franklin Covey certified coach and that you are interested in the […]