by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 11, 2016 | Big Picture thinking, Evaluation, Growth, Long-term planning, Revenue goals | Development Directors, Donor Retention, Goal-setting, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
Major gift fundraising is a long game. Relationships take time. To be successful over the long term you need to think long-term. You need to know where you are going. Do you know?
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 15, 2015 | Credit, Evaluation, Measuring, Performance Evaluation, Performance Measurement, Rewarding Success | Accountability, Development Directors, Goal-setting, Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Management, Moves Management, Uncategorized, White Paper
Major gift officers need to be evaluated and rewarded consistently. In this White Paper, Veritus offers guidelines for specific measurements and reporting standards, as well as ways to ensure fair compensation and adequate rewards for success.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 30, 2015 | Evaluation, Performance, ROI, Timing | Goal-setting, Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Management, Uncategorized
Most folks have an unrealistic expectation about how long it will take to get a new major gift officer established.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 30, 2015 | Evaluation, Forecasting, Greatness, Performance Evaluation | Goal-setting, Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Metrics, Moves Management, Uncategorized
If you are a manager of major gift officers, or if you’re an MGO in need of a manager, one way to stay focused and accountable is to perform a review of their/your work at least annually.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 12, 2012 | Evaluation, Fundraising, leadership, Managing | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Every person deserves an evaluation for the work that they do. Unfortunately, in the non-profit world, Richard and I often find that major gift officers are either never evaluated or evaluated using the wrong criteria. In some cases it can be pretty severe. I’ve...