by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 24, 2022 | Messaging, Mission, Relationships | Communication, Donors as Mission, Passions and Interests
This post is part-two in a two-part series titled “You Don’t Know Your Donors” I had an interesting discussion the other day. Someone asked me: “What is a donor?” It was an intriguing question. What is a donor? Well, by definition, a non-profit donor is someone who...
by Jeff Schreifels | Feb 26, 2024 | Programs, Relationships, YMAD | Impact, Programs, Reporting Back
Richard and I are always talking to you about reporting back to your donor on the impact their gifts are making, right? We do this because failing to report back is still the number one reason why donors stop giving. In our experience, one key element to reporting...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 19, 2021 | Programs, Relationships, YMAD | Impact, Programs, Reporting Back
You know how Richard and I are always talking to you about reporting back to your donor the impact their gifts are making, right? The reason we do it is that the lack of reporting back is still the number one reason why donors stop giving to you. In our experience,...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 30, 2022 | Caseload Management, MGOs, Portfolio Management, Qualifying Donors, Relationships | Caseloads, Communication, Qualifying
Is every donor in your portfolio qualified? More often than not, the answer we get from frontline fundraisers is “of course” when we start working with them. Knowing that we’re going to get this answer, we conduct a “gut-check” exercise by asking these questions: When...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 17, 2021 | MGOs, Relationships | Caseloads, Communication, Qualifying
Is every donor in your portfolio qualified? More often than not, the answer we get from a front-line fundraiser is “of course” when we start working with them. Knowing that we’re going to get this answer, we conduct a “gut-check” exercise by asking these questions:...