by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 14, 2019 | Email, Meaningful Connections, Vacation | Communication, Donor-Centered, Moves Management
It’s a fact – you need to be out of the office or unavailable sometimes, for any number of reasons. You’re visiting donors. You’re on vacation. You have a personal reason (medical, relational, family, etc.) Or any other reason. You have to be out of the office. But...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 17, 2017 | Email, Mail, Soliciting | Communication, Direct Response, Moves Management
A question that Richard and I often get from development directors and MGOs is whether or not caseload donors should get regular direct-response appeals (mail and email) just like the rest of the donor file. Our answer is always: Absolutely. Okay, so I heard a lot of...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 29, 2016 | Communication, Email, Letters | Donor-Centered, Moves Management, Stewardship
Recently, I was at a dinner with a few colleagues in the fundraising business. One of them posed this question: “What percentage of mail today is asking for a gift from a charity?” I blurted out, “70%!” Others said 40 or 50%, and one said 85%. And the answer is?...