by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 18, 2011 | Fundraising, Passion, Planned Giving, Stewardship | Major Gift Officers, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
The worst thing you can do as a major gift officer is to get involved in the Giant Hairball. What is the Giant Hairball? My good friend, Jeff Brooks, writes about it in his Future Fundraising Now Blog, but essentially the Giant Hairball is anything in your...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 11, 2011 | Fundraising, Philanthropy, Planned Giving, Stewardship | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
With trillions of dollars transferring from one generation to another in the next few decades, planned giving, Pillar #5, is an important part of the ideal major gift organization. If you have not planned giving as a central part of your major gift organization, you...