by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 9, 2024 | Assessments, Donor File, Insight | Asking, Data, Donor Attrition, Evaluation, Fundraising, Non-Profits, Value Attrition
One of the privileges I have in my work is that I get to review every donor assessment that we do. Over the last 15 years, I’ve reviewed well over a 1,000 of them. I love reviewing them because it gives me great insight on donor behavior, trends, and how much...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 29, 2021 | Attrition, Caseload Management, Donor File | Donor Attrition, Value Attrition
Everyone is talking about donor attrition: “We had this many donors, and now we have this many. We lost 40%.” That is an important figure to know. But that does not tell the whole story. In fact, in Jeff’s and my mind it doesn’t tell the most important story, which...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 5, 2024 | Assessments, Donor Attrition, Donor File, Donor Pipeline, Mid-Level Program | Data, Mid-level donors, Pipeline Development, Value Attrition
If you’re looking to grow your major gifts program, you need to establish a strong pipeline of donors that spans from new donor acquisition through major and planned gifts. But oftentimes, there’s not a smooth flow of donors from one level of giving to the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 9, 2016 | Donor File, Donor Information, Wealth Overlays | Fundraising, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Prospecting, Uncategorized
Last week a MGO came up to me and said, “I am really frustrated that there’s no training on where to get major donors. I was at a conference on fundraising and asked several speakers this same question, and they didn’t have an answer. How do I find them?” Jeff and I...