by Jeff Schreifels | Jan 31, 2024 | Admin support, Administrative Support, Focus, support, Teams, Teamwork | Admin Support, Focus, Fundraising, Management, Overworked, Teamwork
If you want your fundraiser to focus their time on building relationships with donors, you need to build a support team around them.
by Jeff Schreifels | Jan 22, 2024 | Donor-Centered, Job Performance, Meaningful Connections, Metrics, Performance Evaluation | Data, Donor-Centered, Evaluation, Meaningful Connections, Metrics
Don’t go back to evaluating your fundraiser based on action-oriented metrics that don’t involve building relationships with donors.
by Jeff Schreifels | Jan 8, 2024 | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Long-term thinking, Patience, Persistence | Culture of Philanthropy, Donor-Centered, Focus, Fundraising, Relationships
Cultivating meaningful relationships with your donors requires a relentless commitment to patience and persistence.
by Jeff Schreifels | Dec 20, 2023 | Attitude, gratitude, Personal Development, Self-care | Personal Development, Self-care, Thanking
Expressing gratitude can change your attitude and bring you joy. If you’re feeling low, tell someone in your life what you appreciate about them.
by Jeff Schreifels | Dec 13, 2023 | Donor meetings, Donor planning, Donor visits, Meaningful Connection, Meeting Preparation, Meetings | Donor Visits, Meaningful Connections, Strategic Plans
Before you schedule your next trip, make sure to check out this list with our tops tips for a successful donor visit.
by Jeff Schreifels | Nov 29, 2023 | Donor Pipeline, Major Gift Pipeline, Mid-Level Donors, Mid-Level Program | Mid-Level, Mid-level donors, Pipeline Development, Strategic Plans, Structure
If you’re not carefully managing it, it’s likely that your donor pipeline has a clog at a certain giving level where donors are getting stuck.
by Jeff Schreifels | Nov 1, 2023 | Events, Fundraising, Fundraising Events, Philanthropy, Return on Investment, Strategy | Events, Fundraising, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Return on Investment, Strategic Plans
Most organizations don’t evaluate the cost of their fundraising events in a way that takes the full cost into account.
by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 20, 2023 | Avoidance, Communication, Conversations, Fear, Management | Accountability, Communication, Management, Personal Development
When you avoid conflict by not being honest in the short-term, it always comes back to bite you over the long-term.
by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 11, 2023 | Donor Communication, Meaningful Connections, The Veritus Way | Donor Conversation, Meaningful Connections, The Veritus Way
You want to start making meaningful connections with your donors. But what if no one’s reached out to them personally in years?
by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 2, 2023 | Donor Pipeline, Donor Relations, Relationship Fundraising | Fundraising, Management, Non-Profits, Pipeline Development, Relationships, Structure
Do you have any of these barriers at your organization that are preventing your donors from finding more joy in their giving?