by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 11, 2019 | Donors, plans, Strategies | Philanthropy, Relationships
You can have your head spinning around for days – even weeks – with all you need to consider when relating to the qualified donors on your caseload. Or you could take the word of Grey Matter Research and focus on just three items that matter the most in your work with...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 15, 2017 | challenge, Not asking, plans | Asking, Donor-Centered, Impact
Why are you afraid to ask? What is holding you back from challenging your donors to give more? What stories are you telling yourself about your donors that you’ve simply made up so you can justify not asking your donor for a gift? Richard and I are confounded by major...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 14, 2017 | Goals, MIC, plans | Moves Management, Strategic Plans
The look on her face said it all. “You want me to create a strategy for every single one of the donors on my caseload? Are you kidding me?” This is usually the reaction our team at Veritus Group gets when we tell MGOs that this will be one of the first things they...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 4, 2016 | Big gifts, Focus, plans | Accountability, Discipline, Major Gifts, Qualifying, Uncategorized
Whenever I attend a fundraising conference there is always at least one major gift seminar about how to find a donor who can give a six or seven figure gift. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago I was asked to lead a roundtable discussion on “How to Find the Elusive...