Performance Management Can Make—or Break—Your Fundraising: What to do Now for a Winning 2026

by: Laurie ReinhardtPublished on: 05/10/2025

Performance evaluations are dead? Corporate thought leaders have been heralding their demise for years—long before Daniel Walker, Apple’s chief talent officer, dubbed them “the stupidest thing American companies do” back in 2023. A pre-pandemic Gallup poll showed that only 15% of employees agreed their performance review inspired them to improve.