by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 17, 2017 | Major Donors, Philanthropy, Return on Investment | CEO, Executive Directors, Leadership
#4 in the series: Donors as Mission There are many great leaders in the non-profit sector. Unfortunately, there are not enough of them who embrace this idea: that building relationships with donors and creating the infrastructure to make that happen is just as...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 31, 2017 | | CEO, Leadership, Management
#1 in the series: Five Things Leaders Need to Know about Major Gifts There are a lot of good major gift leaders; and then there are some really bad ones. Jeff and I have met them. They are often the sole reason why a non-profit’s major gifts program does not work, and...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 20, 2017 | Brainstorming, CEO, CFO | CEO, Strategic Plans, Teamwork
You’ve heard of the term “Solo Player.” In a sales environment, it refers to someone that does everything on his own and won’t include others in his work. Over the years, Richard and I have run into many MGOs whom we would describe as “solo players.” In most cases...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 30, 2017 | Hiring, leadership, Management | CEO, MGOs, Structure
We’ve been working with major gift officers for quite a long time. I think that Richard and I and our associates have seen just about every type of personality, work ethic and passion (or lack of) in the MGOs we have managed. There is one...