by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 26, 2015 | Focus, Priorities, Time Management | Donor Retention, Moves Management, Qualifying, Uncategorized
You’ve done everything right. You’ve accepted the major gift principle that not all donors who meet a financial metric will want to relate to you. You’ve laboriously gone through a larger list of donors who meet your major gift criteria, and you’ve qualified a group...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 24, 2015 | Criteria, Focus, New donors, Priorities | Discipline, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Management, Prospecting, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized
It is an amazing thing to watch – truly amazing. Some authority figure casually decides to hire a MGO to chase what Jeff and I would call “ghosts and rabbits.” It’s wishful thinking at its best – and stupidity at its worst. I know that’s strong language, but I just...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 6, 2015 | Donors, Focus, New Hires, Planning | Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Programs, Uncategorized
We are often asked for a startup list for a new MGO, to answer the question: “what should a MGO focus on, when starting with a new organization, or starting a new major gifts program?” Either situation is really the same – a new MGO to an existing program or a MGO...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 4, 2015 | Focus, Goals, Plan, Relationship Fundraising | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Relationships, Uncategorized
I found a very helpful graphic and writing from Craig Linton – www.fundraisingdetective.com – and I wanted to pass it on to you because Craig summarizes, in a very succinct way, the why for major gifts and the how to do major gifts (what you need to pay attention to)....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 7, 2015 | Focus, gratitude, Vision | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Uncategorized
It was a little embarrassing to watch, because it made me realize how blessed I was and how much I had. I’m talking about this video that captures the generosity of one man and, more importantly, the tremendous effect a relatively small amount of money had in the life...