by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 29, 2011 | Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Impact, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Research, Results | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Mission, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
You know that mission statement that is either on the wall in your office or in some dusty handbook at the bottom of your desk drawer? Yeah, that one. Is there anything about your donors in that mission statement? Probably not. It’s a pretty rare occurrence if...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 24, 2011 | Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Joy, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Mission, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Okay, I have to be honest. This wasn’t my worst day ever, but the day it happened it felt like the worst day ever. And, if I really think about it, it may have been my worst professional day ever. So, here is what happened: I had just started my second job as a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 17, 2011 | Impact | Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Mission, Storytelling, Uncategorized
Reason #9: We Don’t Tell Donors How They Made a Difference. This is another one of those “no brainers” that we keep failing to do right. It’s amazing to me when I present the slide below everyone seems to understand it, but few are actually practicing it. This...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 16, 2011 | Donors, Giving, Impact, Joy, Passion, Results | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Impact, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Mission, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Reason #8: Most Non-Profits are NOT donor-centered. I don’t think there are two words that are spoken more often in our industry than “donor-centered.” Or is that just one big word? It doesn’t matter, you hear it all the time. I hear it at every conference, in a ton...