by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 22, 2021 | Personal Touches, Personalization, Strategic Plans | Donor-Centered, Touch Points
You have a desire to be known. We all do. There’s nothing like someone calling you by your name, or a colleague recalling something you mentioned in a conversation months ago. That feeling is amazing. “Wow, I can’t believe they remember something I said that long...
by Jeff Schreifels | Mar 8, 2024 | Donor Communication, Donors, Meaningful Touches, Personalization, touch points | Communication, Fundraising, Relationships, Strategic Plans, Touch Points
I love being able to write about what’s happening right now with over 200 mid-level, major gifts, and planned giving officers that we’re working with on a daily basis. This means that I can share with you in real time some of the strategy and information we’re...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 14, 2021 | Donor Communication, Donors, Personalization | Fundraising, Major Gifts, Touch Points
I love being able to write about what’s happening right now with over 200 mid, major and planned giving officers that we’re working with on a daily basis. I love it when Richard, our team, and I can relay to you in real time some strategy and information we’re...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 3, 2020 | Connections, Consensus, Influence, Personalization | Major Gifts, Moves Management
Peer pressure, group think, what others think – all situations where “what others are doing or saying” are powerful motivators in all areas of life. I’ve always struggled to say what I really think, or to be who I really am. Why? Because it matters to me what people...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 31, 2020 | Authority, Connections, Donors, Influence, Personalization | Major Gifts, Moves Management
There’s no doubt that authority figures carry a lot of weight in our lives. Just put any kind of “uniform” on a person, and suddenly they become bigger than life. That goes for an Army officer or a pilot, a doctor or a nurse, even a priest or a nun. Toss the “uniform”...