by Jeff Schreifels | Sep 4, 2023 | MGO, Passions and Interests, Qualifying | Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests, Qualifying
We all create stories about who we think people are, based on either a snap judgment or seeing from afar their history of behavior. Sometimes that can be helpful to us. Other times, it’s quite hurtful. I think we do this quite a bit as fundraisers. You have a donor in...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 10, 2021 | MGO, Qualifying | Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests, Qualifying
We all create stories about who we think people are, based on either a snap judgment or seeing from afar their history of behavior. Sometimes that can be helpful to us, and other times it’s quite hurtful. I think as fundraisers we do this quite a bit. You have a donor...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 16, 2014 | Focus, MGO, Sales, structure | Major Gift Officers, Management, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
He was “this close” (index finger and thumb a millimeter apart) to being fired. “John” had been a major gift officer for five years, and the organization we were about to work with was fed up with his performance. In fact, it took everything I had to convince...