by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 29, 2018 | Bequests, donor-focused, Love | Donor-Centered, Relationships, Strategic Plans
Do you care enough to really get to know these good people who are passionate about your mission? Do you realize you have the amazing responsibility to inspire them to change the world?
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 | 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...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 26, 2014 | Bad managers, donor-focused, Philanthropy | Major Gifts, Management, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
We have written quite a few times in this blog about the way managers need to manage their major gift officers. Sadly, the state of management in the non-profit sector is sorely lacking. It’s just very rare to come across a good manager who really knows how to develop...