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You’re Going to Be Okay: A Year-End Reminder

You’re Going to Be Okay: A Year-End Reminder

by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 7, 2024 | Encouragement, motivation, Plan | Focus, Fundraising, Motivation

Okay, you’re in it. This is probably the most stressful time of the year with your work. Well, I guess if you add on all the holidays and all that goes with it, it feels like piling on. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I let myself get so caught up in all the...
Do You Want to Hear Some Good News?

Do You Want to Hear Some Good News?

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Crisis, Encouragement | Communication, Major Donors, Touch Points

Your life has been turned upside down. Uncertainty is currently certain. It’s easy to go down a dark path and become incredibly anxious and depressed about what’s happening in our world, country, and communities today. But in tragedy and crisis, there’s always hope,...
The Power of Encouragement

The Power of Encouragement

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 5, 2019 | Encouragement, Planning | Cultivation, Donor-Centered, Donors as Mission

Life is tough. You’re in a unique position as a major gift fundraiser to lift up the lives of your donors; yet it’s very easy to forget that and put your head down, execute your plan, and check off boxes in your to-do list. You, however, have a very human job. You’re...
7 Ways to Discourage Your MGO

7 Ways to Discourage Your MGO

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 1, 2016 | Encouragement, Organization | Development Directors, Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized

You’ve spent a great deal of time and money creating the ideal job description and the profile of an ideal employee, and now you’re spending more time and money searching for the right person to fill the MGO position. Jeff and I have been involved in hundreds of these...
You Need a Coach

You Need a Coach

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 17, 2016 | coaching, Encouragement, listening, Strategy | Major Gift Officers, Management, Mentoring, Uncategorized

When you ask a great player from any sport what inspired him or her, they always talk about a coach that was instrumental in their development as a player, one who helped make them who they are. The same can be said for successful presidents, social change leaders,...
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