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...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 21, 2014 | Development, leadership, Silos | Fundraising, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
“I can’t talk to them. They don’t want to have anything to do with development.” These were the words of one development director when asked why his department could never seem to get any good stories about the need from the program department. And another one: “These...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 19, 2014 | Development, Fulfillment, Joy | Development Directors, Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Uncategorized
I believe that one of the greatest things about being a fundraiser is that by its very nature, it’s a “YES” profession. What I mean by that is, as fundraisers, our job is to say “yes” and get others to say “yes” as much as possible. Think about it. Your whole job is...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 15, 2013 | Development, Fundraising, Management, Non-Profits | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
Richard and I have worked with hundreds of major gift officers and development professionals over the years. In that time, we have helped many of them either move into new positions within their current organization, move into a similar position with a different...