The Case Of The Employee That Doesn't Fit
Some major-gift managers, caught in this situation, handle it with grace, professionalism and strength. They talk back up-line, educating their managers toward the kind of thinking I have written about above. It takes a lot of courage to do this. I applaud and lift them up!
But then, there are those managers who, because they are afraid, simply (a) try harder to be the manager they are expected to be and then (b) turn around and treat their employees with the same disrespect they themselves are experiencing. It is truly an amazing thing. The abused becomes the abuser.
If you’re hanging with Richard it won’t be long before you’ll be laughing.
He always finds something funny in everything. But when the conversation is about people, their money and giving, you’ll find a deeply caring counselor who helps donors fulfill their passions and interests. Richard believes that successful major-gift fundraising is not fundamentally about securing revenue for good causes. Instead it is about helping donors express who they are through their giving. The Connections blog will provide practical information on how to do this successfully. Richard has more than 30 years of nonprofit leadership and fundraising experience, and is founding partner of the Veritus Group.
