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How to Make the Case for Admin Support: New Podcast Episode

How to Make the Case for Admin Support: New Podcast Episode

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 15, 2022 | Admin support, Administrative Support, Overhead | Admin Support, Management, Overhead

When you hire administrative support for your fundraising team, freeing them up to focus on donor relationships, there’s a financial impact.

Develop Offers that Donors Want

Develop Offers that Donors Want

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 25, 2019 | Asking, Fundraising, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Donor-Centered, Impact, Overhead

Donors will want to see things their way, and they’ll demand more accountability for how their money was spent. They’ll want to verify how things operate and will be thinking about the end result.

Don’t Share the Cost Detail

Don’t Share the Cost Detail

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 11, 2019 | Asks | Donor Offers, Impact, Overhead

Don’t lead your donors into the weeds with fine details about the costs of your programs. Instead, focus on how his gifts will solve a true need in the world.

You Need to Increase Your Overhead to Support Your Major Gifts Program

You Need to Increase Your Overhead to Support Your Major Gifts Program

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 27, 2022 | Culture Change, Finance, leadership, Major Gift Officers, Overhead | Admin Support, Finance, Major Gifts, Overhead

Overhead isn’t a bad thing. You need to invest in infrastructure for your major gifts program to build net revenue year over year.

You Need to Increase Your Overhead!

You Need to Increase Your Overhead!

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 21, 2018 | Culture Change, leadership, Major Gift Officers | Major Gifts, Overhead

You need to invest in the infrastructure if you want a successful major gifts program that will continue to build solid net revenue year after year.

The Unneeded Preoccupation with Overhead

The Unneeded Preoccupation with Overhead

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 27, 2016 | 100% Model, Donor Offers, Expenses, Ratios | Major Gifts, Management, Overhead, Programs, Uncategorized

If we are going to be obsessed with waste and excess, let’s look at the charity’s whole picture, not just one half. The emphasis should be on impact, not on this silly preoccupation with overhead.

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