by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 26, 2015 | Annual Fund, Direct Response, donor promotion, turf wars | Direct Response, Donor Retention, Major Gifts, Prospecting, Uncategorized
Today, we’re going to do something different on Veritus Group’s Passionate Giving Blog. We’re going to have a guest blogger. You probably already know him. If you don’t, you should. He’s one of the most brilliant fundraising minds in the business. Jeff Brooks, the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 23, 2015 | Annual Fund, Long-term Value | Direct Response, Leadership, Major Gifts, Mid-level donors, Uncategorized
When I visit with non-profits and I sit down with the major gift team, I rarely (if ever) hear about or see anyone from the direct-response (annual fund) team. And when I used to work for a direct-response fundraising agency several years ago and we had client...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 15, 2014 | Fundraising, Mid-Level Officer, Mid-Level Programs | Direct Response, Major Gifts, Mid-level donors, Uncategorized
When Richard started Veritus Group, and I later joined him, we started out working with clients on creating, building and managing only major gift programs. But after several years, we began noticing that our clients still had a problem with their donor file that was...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 30, 2011 | Director of Major Gifts, Fundraising, Non-Profits, Strategic Plans, Tweeners | Direct Response, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Marketing Plans, Mid-level donors, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
Okay, so a quick review. “Tweeners” are those donors who give more than the average direct-response donor yet not quite enough to consider them a major donor. Currently, they’re in your direct-response or annual fund (you know I hate that term) program and their...