by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 24, 2017 | expectations | Finance, Management, MGOs, Performance
Nope. Never. Not going to happen. Won’t happen. Can’t happen. Not true. It’s truly unbelievable to Jeff and me that smart, competent people can’t embrace the fact that a good major gifts program works and is worth the investment. These are the people I call the “major...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 5, 2017 | Major Gifts Product | Donor Offers, Major Gifts, MGOs
#3 in the series: Five Things Leaders Need to Know about Major Gifts As a leader you would never hire someone and then not provide the essential tools that the person needs to be successful. You would never do that. But many non-profit leaders and managers hire MGOs,...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 8, 2017 | Donor Contact, HR Policy, MGO Safety | MGOs
Unfortunately, sexual harassment is not limited to the commercial workplace. It is very much alive and well in the non-profit sector and in major gifts work creating, for many good MGOs, a hostile and uncomfortable work...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 30, 2017 | Hiring, leadership, Management | CEO, MGOs, Structure
We’ve been working with major gift officers for quite a long time. I think that Richard and I and our associates have seen just about every type of personality, work ethic and passion (or lack of) in the MGOs we have managed. There is one...