by Richard Perry | Jul 31, 2024 | Donor Attrition, Donor Communication, Giving | Accountability, Communication, Value Attrition
It’s a punch in the gut. It makes your heart stop. You start to feel anxious. You know the feeling. It’s the one you get when you discover that your good donor is decreasing their giving. And you immediately begin to look for the reason. It’s funny how this all works....
by Jeff Schreifels | Jul 21, 2023 | Donor Attrition, Major Gift Pipeline, Mid-level officers | Cultivation, Mid-level donors, Pipeline Development
Part One of a Three-Part Series: 3 Reasons a Mid-Level Program is Critical While the majority of our time and attention in this blog is about major gifts, we also write about the importance of the entire major gift pipeline. Today, I’m starting a three-part series on...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 16, 2018 | Donor Attrition, Donor-Centered, New Money, Retention | Management, Prospecting, Return on Investment
I just heard another tragic story of a MGO who has been beaten up by her boss with a demand for new money in her very first year of employment. It makes me angry and sad. Angry, because this boss does not understand how major gifts works and, because of his ignorance,...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 31, 2016 | Donor Attrition, Value Attrition | Caseloads, Donor Attrition, Donor Retention, Qualifying, Uncategorized
This is the first in a five-part series called How a Caseload Grows Over Time. There are two reasons it is very important for major gift officers to understand how this works: It’s a rational and objective explanation for the doubters and critics around you as to A)...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 1, 2015 | Donor Attrition, Fundraising Planning, Increased Giving | Donor-Centered, Giving, Major Gifts, Management, Philanthropy, Planned giving, Uncategorized
In a recent survey, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that philanthropy increased 5.4% to a record $358 billion in 2014. This is not surprising. But I thought these findings were interesting: Living individuals, while giving the majority of the money, are not...