by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 16, 2018 | Donor Attrition, Donor-Centered, New Money, Retention | Management, Prospecting, Return on Investment
Non-profit managers sometimes get fascinated with the quest for new money from new donors, at the expense of taking care of existing donors who can give more.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 12, 2017 | Donor-Centered, donor-focused, major gifts | Cultivation, Major Gifts, Stewardship
In Major Gifts fundraising you are always in a cultivation mode with your donors. We have created a list of 19 possible ways to deepen your relationship with your caseload donors.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 5, 2017 | Donor-Centered, Philanthropy, Qualifying | Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Prospecting
Organizations that are donor-centered and honoring of their people are successful. Those just going after the money are the ones hanging by a thread.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 20, 2015 | Donor-Centered, managers, Success | Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Uncategorized
I want to give you six tips on how to manage your MGO – or anyone on your team that is working with major donors – to propel them toward greatness. That is what we want to do, right? Help good people become the best they can be in their work – especially if those good people are working with donors.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 14, 2014 | Donor-Centered, Philanthropy, Qualifying | Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Prospecting, Uncategorized
I’m angry. In my last post I told the story of an MGO who reached out to us at Veritus, desperate to understand what was wrong with her. “I feel like I’m doing everything wrong. I read your blog posts about major gifts and that feels right to me, but my boss is saying...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 1, 2014 | Donor-Centered, donor-focused, major gifts | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Stewardship, Uncategorized
If there is one area of “moves management” that has never set well with me it’s the word stewardship. Stewardship is what you are supposed to do with donors after they give you a gift. I don’t like it because it conveys a more passive approach to the relationship with...