by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 29, 2013 | Fundraising, Giving, Impact | Donor-Centered, Impact, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
Richard and I have story after story of how donors stop giving to an organization because they never heard back from them after they were thanked. It was crickets. Nothing. Nada. This is after giving some very large gifts.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 22, 2013 | Fundraising, Giving, Impact, Joy, Passion, Philanthropy, Stewardship | Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Mission, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
I was in a meeting recently when the development director blurted out, “We need more transformational gifts! All I’m seeing lately are small gifts of $10-20K.” What he was really trying to say was that he wanted more $100K, $500K and $1MM plus type of gifts coming...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 8, 2013 | Director of Major Gifts, Giving, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
“No, listen, you don’t understand!” How often have you said that? How often have you felt cheated because of the misunderstanding of others? You explained your position but there was a blank stare coming back at you. You know the feeling. It is one of frustration...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 6, 2013 | Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Fundraising, Giving, Joy, Non-Profits, Passion, Philanthropy | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Several years ago I was in Vail, Colorado in the second home of a retired President of a large international corporation. I had been invited to spend a couple of days with this gentleman and his wife to discuss their relationship with the non-profit that both of us...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 16, 2013 | Director of Major Gifts, Fundraising, Giving, leadership, Non-Profits | Major Gift Officers, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
I love analyzing cause and effect. In fact, my wife gets a little irritated by my constant WHY questions. “I wonder why this happened?”, and “What was the cause of that?”, etc. It is a basic curiosity that drives me to question the causes for the things that are...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 4, 2013 | Giving, gratitude, Joy, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Something mystical happens between a donor, a fundraiser and the organization when a donor decides to give of his or her resources to fund the mission. And gratitude is at the center of all of it.
