by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 1, 2018 | Goals, Strategic Plans, structure | Leadership, Management, Non-Profits
Do you love managing major gift officers? Do you love developing others and getting results through the efforts of others? When one of your major gift officers secures a large gift from a donor they have been cultivating, do you have a rush of joy for them? These are...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 22, 2017 | ROI, structure, Time Management | Accountability, Development Directors, Discipline
If you are a Development Director for a small non-profit, you’re probably juggling a thousand different tasks and responsibilities all at once. I know what it’s like. The first eight years of my 28-year career I was a Development Director of two small non-profits, and...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 23, 2017 | Action, structure, Working your Plan | Discipline, Planning
I titled this negatively: “Ignore this and fail.” Here’s why: I wanted to get your attention. I know this is personal. This is about you, how you work and what you pay attention to. And this is part of your work that has nothing to do with strategy, the quality of the...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 14, 2017 | Planning, structure, Time Management | Accountability, Management, Strategic Plans
Richard and I often hear from major gift fundraisers that they just never have any time to do donor work. You are pulled in all kinds of (mis-)directions, whether you are asked to pick up a speaker at an airport (yes, this happens), run an event, deal with tons of...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 12, 2017 | MGOs, structure | Goal-setting, Management, Qualifying
I’m going to describe for you the state of one organization’s major gift program, as we began working with them a few years ago. I think it will highlight what’s going on with thousands of other organization’s major gift programs… and quite possibly yours. Okay, so...