by Richard Perry | Nov 11, 2024 | Overhead, Restricted Giving, Unrestricted Giving | Asking, Finance, Giving, Non-Profits
You are coming up on the biggest giving months of the year: November and December. And in other countries, where the giving cycles are different, you can apply the same principles I am writing about here. But this is an important time for major gift giving. And that’s...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 11, 2019 | Program packaging, Restricted Giving, Unrestricted Giving | Philanthropy
“Look,” the CEO said. “I really don’t care that donors are more apt to give to a specific thing they’re interested in. What we need are unrestricted funds. So focus on that.” We’ve heard this statement hundreds (if not thousands) of times over the years. It reflects a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 10, 2018 | Designated Gifts, Restricted Giving, Strategy | Asking, Discipline, Philanthropy
The donor tells you that your organization will receive a sizeable gift from him. But there’s a problem – there are strings attached. What should you do? I’ll get to the answer in a moment. But first, let me tell you what happened last year to a client of ours. The...