by Jeff Schreifels | Dec 2, 2024 | Budget, Customer Service, Leadership; Donor-Centered, Non-profit Management | Budget, Customer Service, Donors as Mission
If you are non-profit leader or manager who is concerned with managing expenses and is considering cutting or downsizing your relational fundraising program… think again. Recently, I was reading Seth Godin’s blog titled Unforced Errors. It was a good reminder...
by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 30, 2023 | Care, Customer Service, Donors as Mission | Donor-Centered, Donors as Mission, Major Gift Officers
Recently, one of our Client Experience Leaders told me a story that a major gift officer relayed to him that left me dumbfounded. But, sadly, not surprised. The major gift officer had been working with a donor for a few years when the donor said he wanted to leave a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 31, 2023 | Culture of Philanthropy, Customer Service, Donor Experience, Donor Service, Donor-Centered, Service, Stewardship | Culture of Philanthropy, Customer Service, Donor-Centered, Relationships, Stewardship
Most non-profits are not focused on serving their donors. It’s a shame, because if they did provide their donors with excellent service, the actual investment compared to the eventual return would be overwhelming. But it takes a lot of upfront investment before your...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 23, 2019 | Customer Service | Donor-Centered
It’s so interesting. Major companies are waking up to the fact that the customer is king – not the shareholder. In a recent article published by CNBC, The Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs of nearly 200 major U.S. Corporations have agreed that a company’s main...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 23, 2017 | Customer Service, Joy, serving donors | Communication, Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests
A Three-Part Series on Thanking, Reporting Back and Serving Your Major Donors That Will Break Through Their Noise and Bring Them Joy #3 — Serving Your Donor As I said in the beginning of this series, our donor’s lives are incredibly busy. They get bombarded with...