by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 2, 2022 | Fundraising, Older Donors, Planned Giving | Donors as Mission, Fundraising, Planned giving
There’s something about getting old that helps you quickly sort out what’s important in life. I know. I am 74 and getting old. And the sorting has begun. Which is why I wanted to talk to you about how understanding this dynamic of getting older and major gifts is so...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 4, 2020 | Legacy, Older Donors | Donor-Centered, Mission
I received a question the other day from a blog subscriber that really intrigued me, and it got me thinking about what it means to view your donors as part of your mission – just as much as what your organization does to make the world a better place. The question was...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 12, 2019 | ageism, Donors, Older Donors, Young donors | Philanthropy
If you’re worried that you don’t have enough younger donors in your donor file and you’re spending a bunch of money and creating strategies to obtain them, you do this at your own peril. I was recently reading a blog post in the GuideStar Blog by Tom Ahern. He’s got a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 22, 2016 | Boomers, Caseload Planning, Donor Segmentation, Millennials, Older Donors | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Metrics, Philanthropy, Qualifying, Uncategorized
It happens to Jeff and me at least once a month. We are in a meeting talking about major gifts, donors and building caseloads, and someone in the room will ask: “What do you suggest we do about those young people? Shouldn’t we be talking to them and having them on...