Recruiting and Retaining the Best and Brightest

Word of mouth in our small community of development professionals will forever haunt the fundraising leader who isn’t effective as a manager of great talent. Recruitment efforts will become more difficult, and turnover will continue.

What’s in it for me?
Today’s Generation Xers value flexibility in the workplace over most other factors when considering new positions. Quality-of-life issues — location, community life, a flexible work schedule and a manageable commute — drive their choices and limit your capacity to recruit many “up and comers.” These aspiring fundraising executives want flexibility in their benefits packages, perhaps because they watched their over-achieving parents work tirelessly 24/7.