by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 24, 2013 | Fundraising, leadership, major gifts, Philanthropy | Major Gift Officers, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
There has been more bad stuff happening in the news lately about the fundraising industry. Recently there was an article by Bloomberg.com news that just trashed a number of non-profits and their telemarketing vendors. Now, I have always believed that if there is bad...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 17, 2013 | Fundraising, leadership, Philanthropy | Donor-Centered, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
Fundraising has been in the national news quite a bit lately – and not for good reasons. If you have been following the news, you know that the Tampa Bay Times published their Top 50 Worst non-profits recently and the story seems to be gathering steam. On top...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 27, 2013 | Joy, Passion, Philanthropy | Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
I was looking for some inspiration this morning as I sat down to write so I could have something profound to say. Sometimes, when looking for inspiration, I start reading other blogs on fundraising, marketing and life in general. I found one. Fundraiser Ken Burnett...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 24, 2013 | leadership, Management, Philanthropy | Donor-Centered, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
Over the past several weeks I’ve heard a number of stories that leave my head shaking about whether non-profit boards are really worth the hassle. Yeah, I know, legally every non-profit has to have a board in order to get 501c3 status. I get that, but unless we start...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 19, 2013 | Mid-Level Donor Programs, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Non-Profits, Uncategorized
In my last post I discussed how heartened I was to see non-profits beginning to invest in serving their donors better. One of the areas where I’m starting to see non-profits spending more of their resources is mid-level donors. At Veritus Group we are seeing great...