by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 25, 2018 | Forecasting, Long-range Planning, Vision | Budgets, Strategic Plans, Transformational Gift
“Jeff, I’ve been thinking… what would it take to get us to $100 million in revenue from our major gift team?” This was both frightening and exciting to hear, all at the same time. The back story is that one of our client organizations which has “grown up” using...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 23, 2018 | Inspiration, Long-range Planning, revenue growth | Caseloads, Focus, Planning, Strategic Plans
“Where do you want to be in five years?” Have you ever been asked that question? Do you have an answer – or are you like most people who are just trying to get through the day? I don’t know; I feel like many of us don’t value long-term thinking. I read lots of...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 21, 2017 | Long-range Planning, Major Donors, Management | Metrics, Relationships, Touch Points
I was checking out Facebook the other day and I saw an article that popped out at me. Perhaps you saw it: “The One Secret to Leading a Fulfilling Life.” Obviously, that caught my attention. Melanie Curtin based this piece on a Harvard University study that for 75...