by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 19, 2018 | Impact | Leadership, Planning, Transformational Gift
For every prospective client at Veritus we conduct a free major gift assessment. One of the things we look for are people with the potential to be transformational donors. We find them in every file, no matter how large or small. Sometimes we identify one or two;...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 14, 2018 | Donor advised funds, Vision | Asking, Programs, Transformational Gift
Here’s a system you can use to increase the number of transformational gifts you are getting from your caseload donors. But first, some context… It is a fact that, buried in your caseload of donors, there are one or two people who can give a transformational gift to...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 25, 2018 | Forecasting, Long-range Planning, Vision | Budgets, Strategic Plans, Transformational Gift
“Jeff, I’ve been thinking… what would it take to get us to $100 million in revenue from our major gift team?” This was both frightening and exciting to hear, all at the same time. The back story is that one of our client organizations which has “grown up” using...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 25, 2017 | Increased Giving, Relationship Fundraising | Donor-Centered, Relationships, Transformational Gift
I was recently talking to Susan, a development director for a regional non-profit, and she was lamenting that she had another gala to put together. Even though this gala takes an enormous amount of time and effort from the staff, the executive director and the board...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 7, 2017 | | Leadership, Major Donors, Transformational Gift
#4 in the series: Five Things Leaders Need to Know about Major Gifts One of the greatest gifts you can give to your MGO is yourself, as a leader in your organization. I know you don’t have much time, so you can’t give that much. But what little time you can give could...