by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 29, 2018 | galas, Planning | Events, Management, Prospecting
NOTE: This post is specifically directed to Directors of Development who manage major gifts, events and prospects, and to MGOs who have donors that attend events. At Veritus Group we don’t advocate cultivating major donors with events and asking MGOs to work at...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 31, 2014 | galas, leadership | Events, Fundraising, Management, Uncategorized
Well, after the first post on this subject of events and galas I’ve had some really good conversations with folks. There are a ton of development professionals burdened by all the events that their non-profits are sponsoring. This is why Richard and I are not...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 29, 2014 | Events, Fundraising, galas | Major Gifts, Management, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been in several meetings where Development Directors are anxious about their next event or gala coming up. As you know, there are a ton of details to these events and it’s a massive time suck. And, as you may also know, Richard and I have written...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 21, 2011 | Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Events, galas, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Stewardship | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Seth Godin reads our Passionate Giving Blog. He must. I mean, just a couple of days after Richard posted his scathing and brilliant remarks about fundraising events , Seth wrote about what a waste galas are. Okay, perhaps he doesn’t read our blog, (it would be cool...