by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 21, 2015 | Donors, Joy, Storytelling | Impact, Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
The other day I was meeting with some really good people at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, in the heart of Atlantic City, New Jersey. We were there to help them build a major gift program and start developing real relationships with donors. If you ever wanted to...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 14, 2015 | Accountability, Managing, Outcomes, Results | Impact, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Overhead, Uncategorized
More non-profit leaders, MGOs and donors will value impact and outcomes vs. overhead in 2015. That is the second trend to watch this year. In an earlier post on reminding your donors about impact, I wrote about the need to focus on impact and outcomes rather than...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 9, 2015 | Accountability, Outcomes, Results | Donor-Centered, Impact, Overhead, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
We have trouble stirring up north. Good trouble. Brady Josephson, Canadian charity strategist, marketer, professor, writer and all around solid thinker on non-profit matters, is addressing a favorite topic of Jeff’s and mine: how organizations measure their...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 3, 2014 | Influence, Job search | Impact, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Power
Part of a series: The Role of Money, Position & Power in Major Gifts He was used to power and powerful people. He called me from New York to talk about the position we had open, and the conversation took a twist that he did not expect. This was back in the days...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 10, 2014 | Donors, gratitude, Outcomes | Donor Retention, Impact, Major Gifts, Stewardship
There is a bit of discussion going on about why people give. Some folks believe that many donors give just for the tax benefit or to secure standing in the community or to repay a friend who gave to their cause. In other words, these folks will say, some people give...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 30, 2014 | grace, Money, Power, transformation | Donor-Centered, Impact, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
A wealthy industrialist once asked Gandhi, “Do you need me or my money?” Gandhi replied: “I need only you!” Gandhi wasn’t against wealth or money. He just knew that humans could not find purpose and fulfillment in it. Some of the great philosophers and religious...