by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 3, 2014 | Joy, Love, Passion | Major Gift Officers, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
I hope this six-part series on understanding the traits of magnificent MGOs has been helpful and inspiring for you as you go about your daily work. Obviously, there are many more traits than these, and if you read some of our previous blog posts you’ll see that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 21, 2014 | Customer Service, Joy, Passion | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
It’s a thing of beauty to sit across the table from great MGOs who are telling stories about their donors. They have such passion and energy. Many times the hair on the back of my neck stands up when I’ve been in the room with an MGO who is speaking about an...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 3, 2014 | Love, Non-Profits, Passion | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Philanthropy
With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, it’s obviously a time to think about love. But not just the romantic type of love that inspires special dinners, chocolates, roses and sentimental cards. I’m talking about an even deeper love – the kind that guides who you are and...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 27, 2014 | gratitude, Management, Passion | Management, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Sandra is a major gift officer for a local homeless shelter and she’s angry and defeated. Her boss is all over her because she needs to get her year-end reports in to management. For the last two weeks she has been working with IT to get her numbers right. Someone...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 24, 2014 | Direction, Inspiration, Passion | Boards, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
My goodness. I’ve been to so many major gift meetings lately with non-profits who tell me their board meetings are a complete drag. “It’s like we’re all just going through the motions and no one really wants to be there,” one development professional told me. “Why are...