by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 25, 2017 | Increased Giving, Relationship Fundraising | Donor-Centered, Relationships, Transformational Gift
I was recently talking to Susan, a development director for a regional non-profit, and she was lamenting that she had another gala to put together. Even though this gala takes an enormous amount of time and effort from the staff, the executive director and the board...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 4, 2015 | Focus, Goals, Plan, Relationship Fundraising | Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Relationships, Uncategorized
I found a very helpful graphic and writing from Craig Linton – www.fundraisingdetective.com – and I wanted to pass it on to you because Craig summarizes, in a very succinct way, the why for major gifts and the how to do major gifts (what you need to pay attention to)....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 4, 2015 | Asking, Relationship Fundraising, Relationships, Transactions | Donor-Centered, Goal-setting, Major Gifts, Stewardship, Uncategorized
Several days ago, one of our readers sent me a copy of a donor survey that a consultant had created for use with caseload donors. As I read it, my heart sank. While it was packaged as a helpful way for a MGO to secure information from the donor, in reality it was a...