by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 28, 2024 | Focus, Major Gift Fundraising, Major Gift Goals, Revenue goals | Focus, Fundraising, Goal-setting, Major Donors, Major Gifts
Recently, I’ve been talking to several major gift officers all in different sectors of the non-profit community and many of them are racked with anxiety about meeting their revenue goals for 2024. Obviously, the economy is on everyone’s mind, and depending on the...
by Veritus Group | Jul 17, 2023 | Goal Setting, Mid-level, Mid-Level Program, Mid-Level Programs, Revenue goals | Goal-setting, Mid-Level, Mid-level donors, Strategic Plans
In mid-level, with a caseload of 500-700, it’s not realistic to set goals for individual donors as we do in major gifts. Instead, mid-level donors are organized into three tiers, and fundraisers work their plan by sending strategic touch points for each of those...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 30, 2022 | Goal Setting, Mid-Level Program, Revenue goals | Goal-setting, Mid-level donors, Strategic Plans
While more and more organizations are waking up to realize they need to develop a mid-level program, the whole concept of mid-level donors and creating specific strategies and a program for them is still in its infancy. Let’s just start from the beginning on why you...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 11, 2016 | Big Picture thinking, Evaluation, Growth, Long-term planning, Revenue goals | Development Directors, Donor Retention, Goal-setting, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
As a major gift officer, your most pressing concerns at all times are: Maintaining strong and healthy relationships with your donors, Making monthly revenue goals, Cultivating your donors for a successful solicitation, and Serving your caseload donors outrageously. If...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 23, 2015 | Communication, Revenue goals | Goal-setting, Management, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized
Over the last four years, we have often asked you to do a “check-in” on your major gift caseload progress at this time of year. Why? Because after three months of activity in the new year, you start to develop convictions, patterns and revelations about your caseload...