by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 8, 2018 | Caseloads, Moves Management, Portfolio Management | Donor Retention, Prioritizing, Tiering
A few years ago the comedienne Kathy Griffin had a reality show called “My Life on the D List.” Essentially she made fun of herself as a non-“A-list” celebrity and the lack of respect those celebrities get from the public. It was a funny show, but there were many...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 1, 2018 | Priorities, Routine, Scheduling | Major Gift Officers, Overworked, Prioritizing
Over the years we have worked with hundreds of major gift officers. Some are good, some are not so good, and some are extraordinary. We’re working with a number of extraordinary ones right now. The other day, I asked one of these great MGOs to tell me what a typical...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 16, 2017 | Planning, Summer, Year-end Planning | Prioritizing, Strategic Plans
It’s already mid-June, and summer will soon be officially upon us. For 8 years I was a development director for two non-profits in Philadelphia, and I loved summer. That’s because it wasn’t as crazy with events as other times, and people were on vacation, so summer...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 24, 2017 | Development Directors, Executive Directors, major gifts | Major Gifts, Prioritizing, Small Organizations
Being a “small” non-profit is never an excuse not to have a major gift program. Lately, I’ve been talking to a great number of Executive Directors and Development Directors from small non-profits. Bottom line, everyone is overworked and doing multiple jobs. It’s not...