by Guest Contributor | Apr 10, 2024 | CRM, Database, Donor Database, Priorities | Communication, Data, Database, Management, Performance, Prioritizing
Yes, I know the phrase is “can’t see the forest for the trees,” and it calls out how we can get so wrapped up in the details that we can’t see the situation as a whole. But the opposite is also true, and it’s a significant problem in relationship management...
by Guest Contributor | Mar 13, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data, Donor Database, Technology | AI, Data, Database
Guest post by Monika Burchfield, Client Experience Leader Growing up, I watched The Jetsons, a cartoon about the future that included robots, flying cars, video meetings, and conveyer belt wardrobes. While we’re still waiting for a few of those to become a part of...
by Robert Shafis | Apr 21, 2023 | Assessments, Commitment, Donor Database, Planned Giving, Qualifying Donors | Data, Database, Planned giving, Qualifying, Stewardship
If you have a data set of 10,000 donors who have been giving for at least ten years and have made a gift within the past three years, I’d bet you have about 67-81 donors (with an average of 74) with a planned giving value of between $2.9-5.2 million! You may look at...
by Jeff Schreifels | Jul 22, 2024 | Donor Database, Management, Philanthropy | Jobs, MGOs, Moves Management
Sometime in the next several years, most major gift officers, like you, will leave your non-profit to work for someone else. In fact, today you and your colleagues are moving from one non-profit to another every 2-3 years. Richard and I have written about this fact...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 5, 2020 | Donor Database, Focus, Small non-profits | Cultivation, Prospecting
Everywhere we go, Richard and I are asked, “Where can I find major donors to support our organization? My answer is to stare at the part of their face just above the upper lip… otherwise known as “right under your nose.” Okay, maybe that’s not such a funny joke to...