by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 19, 2015 | Asks, Budget, Offers, Program | Donor-Centered, Major Gifts, Management, Programs, Teamwork, Uncategorized
“I don’t have anything to present to donors,” the MGO said. And his manager, a little impatient, said: “Just look around you. Look at all the things we are doing. Get out there and get familiar with them, and then you will know what to present to donors!” That sums up...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 29, 2014 | Offers, Program, Program Support Portfolio, Proposals | Donor-Centered, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Uncategorized
In this series of seven posts, you will learn the indispensable categories of work that we at Veritus believe are required for any major gift program to be successful. (You can read all of these together in our free White Paper.) In my last entry, I talked about...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 2, 2014 | Case Statements, Money, Offers, Results, Stewardship | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
It was the late 1980’s. I was a guest in the home of a Fortune 500 executive in Vail, Colorado. It was a cavernous house where, on several occasions, I got lost trying to navigate my way back to the guest quarters. I had been invited to this couple’s house to...