by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 29, 2017 | Development, starting a major gift program | Fundraising, Non-Profits
Major gifts is one of the most under-utilized fundraising strategies in the non-profit world. Here are four things you must have to get your program going.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 10, 2016 | Development, Starting a Major Gifts Program, Strategy | Major Gifts, Programs, Qualifying, Uncategorized
You should start a major gifts program because you have donors who would give more if they were cultivated and stewarded properly, and because major gifts is one of the most cost-effective fundraising strategies there is.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 21, 2016 | Development, Fundraising, Multi-discipline | Direct Response, Major Gifts, Mid-level donors, Uncategorized
If a mid-level donor program going to be successful, you need to bring together all the departments in your organization to make it work. It’s necessary because it works.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 10, 2014 | CEO, Development, Executive Director | Fundraising, Leadership, Teamwork, Uncategorized
Nonprofit leaders should avoid these five traps that CEOs often fall into, related to fundraising.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 29, 2014 | Development, Leading, Managing, Philanthropy, Proactive | Leadership, Management, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
I’ve been in a ton of meetings recently with Executive Directors, CEOs and Development Directors, and they all seem to heave a collective sigh when talking about their major gift officers. That collective sigh is followed by something like this, “I just wish my MGOs...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 4, 2014 | Development, Fear, major gifts | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
In all our years of working with development professionals and major gift officers, Richard and I have found that one of the biggest barriers to success is when people expect to fail. Let me explain. We find many, many folks in development who either create stories in...