by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 23, 2022 | Donor goals, Donor Relations, Relationship Building | Goal-setting, Relationships, Strategic Plans
If I don’t write it down, it most likely is not going to happen. This is why I keep a notepad at my side all the time. I find that if I write down a task or an idea in my notebook, I will execute it. This is also why we at Veritus firmly believe in creating revenue...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 11, 2021 | Donor goals, goals and plans, Major Gift Goals | Budget, Goal-setting, Leadership
It is not unusual for Jeff and me, and members of our front-line team, to hear the following cry for help from mid, major, or planned giving representatives of a non-profit here in the United States or in Canada or Europe: “They just told me I have to raise 16% more...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 28, 2024 | Culture of Philanthropy, Donor goals, Vision | Culture of Philanthropy, Mission, Planning
For years, Richard and I have been saying that a non-profit should consider half of their mission to be about donors. In other words, your mission should be just as much about your donors as the work you’re doing every day to make a difference in the world. That’s a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 1, 2019 | Donor goals, Goals, Long-term plan | Planning, Proposals, Transformational Gift
Do you want to know how successful major gift officers help their donors give transformational gifts? By “transformational,” I mean a gift that, for both the donor and the organization, takes the donor’s giving to a completely new level and fundamentally changes the...