by Jeff Schreifels | Sep 30, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Major Gift Officers, Technology | AI, Communication, Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Relationships
I’ve had a number of major gift officers ask me recently if they are going to be replaced by AI in the next few years. They are worried that they will become extinct as they have heard there is a company out there that has now created an actual AI major gift officer....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 29, 2023 | Major Gift Officers, Plan for every donor, Strategic Plan, Work Your Plan | Focus, Major Gift Officers, Planning, Professional Development, Strategic Plans
With all the economic uncertainty swirling around and non-profit leaders and managers wringing their hands in worry about revenue, I want to assure you that there is one thing you need to be focusing on right now… WORKING YOUR PLAN! If you think about it, the only...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 20, 2023 | Major Gift Officers, Manage by Objectives, Management, Non-Profit Leadership, Scheduling | Hiring and Retaining Staff, Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Non-Profits, Overworked, Performance, Structure
One of the greatest lessons that Richard gave me as he mentored me over the years has been to manage by objectives (versus micromanaging a person by tasks, hours, et cetera). If you manage by objectives, you give your employee the freedom to do the work in a way that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 17, 2023 | Cultivation, Major Gift Officers, Relationship Building, Scheduling, Work Life Balance | Jobs, Major Gift Officers, Management, MGO Characteristics, Performance, Self-care
Recently, we shared on Facebook and our other social media about a free white paper of ours called, “Six Secrets to Becoming an Extraordinary Major Gift Officer.” One of the six secrets is that if you are to become an extraordinary major gift officer, you need to...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 8, 2022 | Asking, Donor Relations, Major Gift Officers, Relationship Building | Asking, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Relationships
“I was able to step into the role feeling a lot more confident.” Susan Nahvi, MGO, Friends Committee on National Legislation Susan Nahvi started her career at the Friends Committee on National Legislation straight out of college doing advocacy work as a...