by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 10, 2024 | Annual Fund, Donors, Giving Societies, multi-year pledges, Passions & Interests | Annual Fund, Asking, Focus, Fundraising, Giving, Passions and Interests
“How can something so good and so effective actually suppress giving?” the development director asked. “I mean, everyone knows that these things work!” That was the reaction of a seasoned fundraising professional to my comments that five commonly used fundraising...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 20, 2021 | Capital Campaigns, donor relationships, multi-year pledges | Cultivation, Transformational Gift
A donor finishes completing a multi-year pledge to your organization. What do you do? Or you finish a capital campaign, all the pledges are in – what’s next? Unfortunately, you’re too late if you’re asking those questions now. Richard and I get asked those two...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 31, 2020 | campaigns, multi-year pledges, Pledges | Asking, Donor Offers, Passions and Interests
“Let’s see. Should I ask for a single gift or a multi-year gift?” This is the question posed to Jeff and me and our team almost every week. Often, it’s the struggle of how to balance multi-year larger campaign solicitations with the need to be asking donors for their...