by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 20, 2019 | Axiomatic Truth, Experimental Truth, Seth Godin | Major Gifts, Moves Management, Structure
I love Seth Godin. I get his daily blog, and I’ve read many of his books. The other day he wrote a blog post called “Kinds of Truth” where he highlights different types of truth. After reading it, I realized that, after working with hundreds of non-profits and over a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 19, 2017 | Infrastructure, Major Donors, Seth Godin, Systems | Impact, Storytelling
#5 in a series: Donors As Mission Viewing your donors as part of your mission is a radical departure from how your non-profit is acting today. All you have to do is look at your overall budget and figure out how much you are actually spending on your donors compared...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 16, 2015 | Attitude, Choices, Joy, Lightness of Being, Seth Godin | Major Gift Officers, Overworked, Uncategorized
I’m thinking of you today as you are probably facing some pretty daunting end of year stress. As Richard and I have often said, being a major gift officer is one of the hardest professions we know of. If you don’t watch it, it can literally take you down. Recently, I...