Even if You Fundraise “Perfectly”, Not Knowing This Could Leave You Unemployed
Even if you fundraise perfectly, not knowing this could leave you unemployed in one year. Don’t believe me? It happened to me. More than once actually. I raised more than were ever raised before with events, appeal letters, grants, and more, and my bosses still fired me. What was I MISSING? One little word. It […]
Fundraising Career Pathing – How to Take the Right Job for You
Are you wondering how to get ahead in your fundraising career? Do you know there are things you need to do to get to that next job, but you’re not sure how to look good enough to the hiring manager? It’s difficult to know what to do. So many of us just get dropped into […]
How to get a job as a major gifts officer-interview with David Rubin
This interview is part of a series to help you rise in your fundraising career. If you’d like to learn even more about rising in you fundraising career, join us at the Fundraising Career Conference in April 2017. MT: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz with Wild Woman Fundraising and today, I have the […]
INTERVIEW: Getting more major gifts with Jeff Schreifels
Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and today I have the pleasure of chatting with Jeff Schreifels, cofounder of the Veritus Group. Also co-author of It’s Not Just About the Money. I’ve reviewed Jeff’s book before, and I’m really excited to have him today speaking with us about how to […]
Is there a formula for fundraising success?
Fundraising isn’t JUST about money. It’s about relationships. How can you start to build a relationship with a donor? Conversation about their values. And questions. And listening. What questions do you ask? What does it look like when you get it wrong? Here’s a cringeworthy story about a fundraiser getting it wrong. The other day […]
How to organize your fundraising job search like a pro with Phil Gerard
Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I am so excited to be interviewing Phil Gerard for our Fundraising Career Conference 2016. Phil will be speaking about how to structure and organization your fundraising job search. Here’s how I met Phil. I met him actually recently at […]