by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 3, 2016 | Failure, Persistence, Success | Moves Management, Relationships, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized
Last week some good friends of ours were visiting. The conversation wound around to the pressure our parents had put on us. We all agreed they meant well. But a common theme we heard was that we should do things right, so we could be successful. “I had to do...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 20, 2014 | major gifts, Persistence, Philanthropy | Donor Visits, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Programs, Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve been working with a major gift officer, “Janice” in the San Francisco Bay area. We’ve been trying to help her get to know the donors on her caseload. Previously, this MGO had been so distracted with other things – managing people, running events and...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 24, 2014 | Management, Patience, Persistence | Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized
Richard and I have seen so many MGOs go down in flames over the years because they don’t have the fortitude to “stay with it.” What I mean is, they don’t have the ability to put in the hard work and wait. And then, put in more hard work and wait some more. There are a...