by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 3, 2018 | execution, Planning | Strategic Plans
Almost anyone can write a brilliant plan full of great ideas and wonderfully inspiring concepts and objectives. Far fewer can actually pull that plan off, which is why many good plans fail. I am a student of plan creation and execution. The subject fascinates me;...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 29, 2018 | execution, listening | Communication, Leadership, MGOs
Fifth in a Five-Part Series: It’s Not Rocket Science “Listening takes sacrifice.” — Paul Tripp Leadership is about listening. As a major gift fundraiser, everything you need to help you be successful requires that you listen. Admittedly, I’ve not been the best...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 19, 2018 | execution, Leaders, major gifts | Leadership, MGO Characteristics, Prioritizing
First in a five-part series: It’s NOT Rocket Science In launching this series in my last post, I urged you to embrace the fact that as a major gift fundraiser, YOU are a leader. This is extremely important as I highlight each area of the five that Tom Peters says are...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 17, 2018 | execution, Major Gift Officer | Leadership, Major Gifts, Non-Profits
Introduction to a five-part series: It’s Not Rocket Science You are a leader. You may or may not currently be in a leadership position in your organization, but in the work you do, you are indeed a leader. At least that’s the way you need to see yourself if you’re...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 24, 2018 | Anxiety, execution | Discipline, Performance, Planning, Self-care, Stress
Typically, a lot of anxiety starts to build up in you this time of year. If your major gift portfolio is like those of most of your colleagues, anywhere from 60-80% of your revenue comes in during the last three months of the year. That brings on a lot of pressure to...