by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 27, 2021 | Business savvy, Economics of Major Gifts, Organization | Major Gifts, Management
Who would ever think of running a major gifts program as if it were a business? Not many people. And that’s too bad, because it would cause each of us to pay more attention to the things that are important. I have often said that the only difference between a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 27, 2015 | Business savvy, emotion, Trust | Fundraising, Major Gifts, Storytelling, Uncategorized
I was sitting across the desk from a highly respected non-profit CEO. He was discussing how he felt his organization would only be able to raise money from government, foundations and corporations because his organization didn’t “feed starving kids with flies in their...