by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 27, 2016 | Cultivation, Mid-Level Donor Program, Pipeline | Caseloads, Donor Retention, Mid-level donors, Uncategorized
When Richard started Veritus Group, and I later joined him, we started out working with clients to create, build and manage only major gift programs. But after several years, we began noticing that our clients still had a problem with their donor file that was not...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 22, 2012 | Fundraising, Mid-Level Donor Program, Non-Profits | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
Perhaps you haven’t thought about it this way, but on a functional level you are selling a product. You are giving donors something in exchange for their money. Often, when I say this, I will get some push back like, “Hey, don’t use the word ‘selling’! It’s...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 29, 2012 | Fundraising, Mid-Level Donor Program, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Marketing Plans, Mission, Uncategorized
In 2004 the Sony Corp came out with a revolutionary product. It was the LIBRIe, the first e-book reader with electronic ink display. It was impressive back then and technology experts saw it as a leader in what would most assuredly become the first of many new...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 22, 2012 | Giving, Mid-Level Donor Program, Stewardship | Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Marketing Plans, Uncategorized
You can imagine what it feels like to be a VIP in the group you belong to only to find yourself, because of your increased donations to the charity you love, at the bottom of the heap, neglected and ignored. This is what often happens when the mid-level donor team...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 2, 2011 | Fundraising, Mid-Level Donor Program, Non-Profits, Passion, Tweeners | Donor-Centered, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Okay, now that you have your regular donor strategy on the white board and your major gift strategy in front of you, it’s time to start putting some rubber to the road on this mid-level gift program. As a reminder, here are the four guiding principles I want you to...