by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 10, 2011 | Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Impact, Non-Profits, Passion, Philanthropy, Results | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Mission, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
I am often asked about the state of major gift fundraising during these difficult economic times. Are people giving less? Should we budget less? Should we move more into a stewardship mode with donors vs. asking them for gifts? What should we do? The surprising thing...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 7, 2011 | Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Non-Profits, Passion, Philanthropy, Stewardship | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Social Networking, Uncategorized
I used to hate the word “no”. Everywhere I turned people were telling me no. I have to confess that I was a pretty rebellious kid. I had trouble with authority figures, which explains why they probably had to use NO all the time with me. But why so many “no’s”? ...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 5, 2011 | Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Stewardship | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
The subject of caseload composition is a hotly debated topic in major gift circles, just like the subject of how many donors should even be on a caseload. What kind of donors should be on my caseload? I’ll answer that in a second. In past posts, Jeff and I have...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 30, 2011 | Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
I’ve written a few posts now about the importance of having program and development folks get along and start to trust one another. So, I hope you are taking that to heart and forging those relationships. It’s a key to your success. Today, I want to talk about the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 26, 2011 | Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Giving, Non-Profits, Passion, Philanthropy, Stewardship, Strategic Plans | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
This weekend I went with my wife and some friends to see the movie Moneyball. Great flick and one I highly recommend. One of the reasons I loved it so much is that in part the movie is about going against conventional wisdom and birthing something new that no one...
