by Jeff Schreifels | Jul 10, 2024 | Donor Communication, Donor strategy, Email, Phone calls | Communication, Database, Fundraising, Major Donors
For many frontline fundraisers, one of the biggest barriers to connecting with donors is not about getting the nerve to call and follow up with a donor; it’s getting the number or email in the first place! In fact, it’s probably the #1 question we get when we urge...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 17, 2024 | Donor strategy, Summer, Summer planning | Communication, Fundraising, Planning, Prioritizing, Professional Development, Self-care
May is already in full swing, and summer will soon be officially upon us. I spent 8 years as a development director for two non-profits in Philadelphia earlier in my career, and I loved summer. That’s because it wasn’t as crazy with events as other times. And, people...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 7, 2018 | Donor strategy, Myths | Fundraising, Major Gifts
We’ve been collecting tall tales – statements and beliefs that many people in major gifts (or managers and leaders who have oversight of major gifts) actually believe are true. Many of them seem to be logical, reasonable and true. But… The truth is that so many...