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What Return Should I Expect in Major Gifts?

What Return Should I Expect in Major Gifts?

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 21, 2021 | Budgeting, Economics of Major Gifts, Expenses, Forecasting, revenue forecast | Economics, Major Gifts

Third in a Series: Creating Major Gift Forecasts and Budgets For anyone starting (or revitalizing) a major gifts program, one of the biggest obstacles will be figuring out how much you can (and should) spend on the program. Well, here is how we think about it, and...
How to Create an Accurate Major Gift Expense Budget

How to Create an Accurate Major Gift Expense Budget

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 18, 2021 | Budgeting, Economics of Major Gifts, Expenses | Budgets, Economics, Major Gifts

Second in a series: Creating Forecasts and Budget for Major Gifts “She just needs to raise two times her annual salary in the first year, and we’ll be doing well.” Jeff and I don’t know who came up with this idea, but it’s way off. It’s not based in reality on the...
The Unneeded Preoccupation with Overhead

The Unneeded Preoccupation with Overhead

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 27, 2016 | 100% Model, Donor Offers, Expenses, Ratios | Major Gifts, Management, Overhead, Programs, Uncategorized

I am truly fascinated by the misguided idea some people have, that it is good to tell donors that 100% of their donations can go to program, with none of it going to overhead. Charity:water is a nonprofit that makes this offer. Here is Charity:water’s...

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