by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 30, 2020 | Cultivation, Receipting, Thank You | Communication, Donor-Centered, Thanking
One of the most frustrating aspects of our work in nonprofit fundraising is to uncover situations where donors are neglected, ignored or abused. You might think this is unnecessary and dramatic language to describe a donor care situation – until you hear about the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 18, 2020 | Receipting, Retention, Thanking | Impact, Moves Management, Reporting Back
Fourth in a Series: Things Major Donors Love (or Hate) You’ve had the experience: you do something for someone and nothing comes back. Silence. Crickets. I had an experience like this. I honestly didn’t set out to GET something back for taking an action that should...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 9, 2019 | Giving, Receipting, Stewardship, Thanking | Donor Attrition, Donor Retention, Fundraising
It’s easy to blame the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the decline in your organization’s revenue. After all, Trump’s overhaul of the tax system has reduced the itemized charitable contributions so far this tax season by $54 billion! (See this July 11th MarketWatch...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 19, 2016 | databases, Donor Systems, Receipting | Donor-Centered, Major Gifts, Moves Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized
Are all of your organization’s systems working properly? “Well, Jeff why should I care about that? I’m a major gift officer, and I don’t want to deal with any of that stuff” – said the MGO who will eventually start blaming “the system” when things go bad. A few months...