by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 2, 2022 | Failure, Journey, Learning | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, MGO Characteristics
Failure is all around us. A bit more than 50% of small businesses fail in the first four years. According to Failory.com, the failure rate of business startups by industry is: 42% – Finance, insurance, and real estate 44% – Education and health 44% –...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 24, 2017 | Learning, resources, The Commission on the Donor Experience | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Strategic Plans
As you know from our previous blog posts, Richard and I are always trying to give you solid content in order for you to become the best you can be as a major gift fundraiser. We believe that steering you to good (often free) resources – whether it’s something we...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 6, 2017 | Learning, Mentoring, Strategy | Major Gift Officers, Structure
You can get a lot of advice from people like us, and from going to conferences, reading books and trolling the internet for all the pertinent information you need. And that is all good. But there is another strategy for information- and experience-gathering that is...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 11, 2016 | AFP, Community, Learning | Major Gift Officers, Relationships, Social Networking, Stress, Teamwork, Uncategorized
Do you ever feel isolated in your work? Do you ever wonder if you are the only one “this kind of thing” happens to? Or do you ever wonder whether what you’re doing is right? As a major gift fundraiser and development professional, I know that you go through times of...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 18, 2016 | Initiative, Job Advancement, Knowledge, Learning, Training | Discipline, Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Uncategorized
“There is no way I can succeed, because all the people I depend on to give me resources are not doing their jobs!” That was the reason one MGO gave for his lack of success, when he was not doing well in his job. As I began to think about this, I realized that I had...