by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 2, 2015 | Game-Changing Strategy, Investment, Mega Donors | Data, Fundraising, Leadership, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
You may have a board or a CEO who is reluctant to invest in creating, building and managing a major gift program. This report basically makes any organization that doesn’t invest look foolish.
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 22, 2014 | Investment, Opportunities, Risk | Boards, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Management, Uncategorized
Ever since we started the Passionate Giving Blog over three years ago, we have written regularly on the need for non-profit organizations to invest in major gifts. I don’t know that we have the ear of the non-profit sector, but I definitely don’t think our industry is...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 26, 2014 | Donor Pyramid, Investment, Mid-Level Donor Officer | Major Gifts, Mid-level donors, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
More and more we are seeing donor files that have a great number of lower-dollar donors and quite a few mid-level donors (depending on the size of your organization, between $250-$9,999), but very few major gift donors. It’s almost like once a donor gets in that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 2, 2013 | Impact, Investment, Philanthropy | Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Mission, Uncategorized
Many non-profit organizations that Richard and I encounter are struggling with how to grow. Demand is up, yet the resources are not there, whether human or financial, to meet it. I hear non-profit leaders constantly saying, “We need more new donors. We need more...