by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 5, 2012 | | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Just recently, in the August 29th electronic edition of the Chronicle of Philanthropy there was an article about how the recession caused a drop in giving by individuals from $172 Billion in 2008 down to $158 Billion in 2009. The first sentence in the article reads:...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 31, 2012 | Fundraising ratios, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Stewardship | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
In the last post I wrote about the principles of The Program Support Portfolio (PSP) system – a way to package your budget for easy and effective presentation to your donors. If you have not read that post, take a look here before reading this post so you can...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 29, 2012 | Fundraising, Mid-Level Donor Program, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Marketing Plans, Mission, Uncategorized
In 2004 the Sony Corp came out with a revolutionary product. It was the LIBRIe, the first e-book reader with electronic ink display. It was impressive back then and technology experts saw it as a leader in what would most assuredly become the first of many new...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 24, 2012 | Development Directors, Philanthropy, Planned Giving, Stewardship | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Much like the topic of major and mid-level gifts I wrote about a few days ago, there is an uncomfortable chasm between planned giving and major gifts in most non-profits today. Often the gap between the two is caused by a management system that doesn’t integrate the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 15, 2012 | Accountability, Director of Major Gifts, Fundraising, Impact, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been involved in a number of situations in which people are struggling with accountability in their life and work. Here are good people who say they want someone to hold them accountable to either their work or an action they need to take to better...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 6, 2012 | Asking, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
We were sitting in the main conference room high above the city doing some major gift training with a fantastic group of Major Gift Officers. The training was about “Asking For The Gift” – a session we regularly conduct with our clients. The MGO’s sitting around the...