by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 30, 2016 | Awareness, Meetings, Program Information, Public Relations | Donor Visits, Moves Management, Programs, Storytelling, Uncategorized
“I had no idea you did that!” the donor said. And that, my friend, is where it all starts to go bad or good, depending on how the MGO handles it. Picture this… You have qualified the donor for your caseload. You have even uncovered her passions and interests. But when...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 28, 2016 | Meetings, objections, Plan | Asking, Donor Visits, Moves Management, Relationships, Uncategorized
Last week, Jeff wrote about how difficult it is for MGOs to get meetings with donors. His blog was in response to many requests we are getting from our readers and the MGOs we manage to give more input on getting meetings. In that blog post he suggested that, besides...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 23, 2016 | Meetings, Passion | Communication, Discipline, Management, Uncategorized
“I just can’t get a meeting with any of my donors,” said thousands of major gift officers. It’s probably one of the biggest complaints we hear from the large numbers of MGOs we have worked with. It sounds like this: Veritus: “So, [MGO] I’ve noticed that we’re halfway...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 16, 2016 | Management, Meetings, Reporting | Discipline, Goal-setting, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized
If anyone had said to me 10 years ago that I would write a blog post about discipline being beautiful, I would have laughed uncontrollably. But here I am. As Richard can attest, I’m not the most disciplined person. However, over time, I have come to fully appreciate...