by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 21, 2021 | Budgeting, Economics of Major Gifts, Expenses, Forecasting, revenue forecast | Economics, Major Gifts
Third in a Series: Creating Major Gift Forecasts and Budgets For anyone starting (or revitalizing) a major gifts program, one of the biggest obstacles will be figuring out how much you can (and should) spend on the program. Well, here is how we think about it, and...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 18, 2021 | Budgeting, Economics of Major Gifts, Expenses | Budgets, Economics, Major Gifts
Second in a series: Creating Forecasts and Budget for Major Gifts “She just needs to raise two times her annual salary in the first year, and we’ll be doing well.” Jeff and I don’t know who came up with this idea, but it’s way off. It’s not based in reality on the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 27, 2016 | 100% Model, Donor Offers, Expenses, Ratios | Major Gifts, Management, Overhead, Programs, Uncategorized
I am truly fascinated by the misguided idea some people have, that it is good to tell donors that 100% of their donations can go to program, with none of it going to overhead. Charity:water is a nonprofit that makes this offer. Here is Charity:water’s...