Category Archives: Social Networking

Three Things that Bother Me About Our Industry–#1—Leadership Will Not Raise Money.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry

Generally, I consider myself to be a positive person. I can usually see hope in almost any situation. But lately, a few things have really been bugging me so much about the industry I love and they keep coming at … Continue reading →

Posted in Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Philanthopy, Social Networking | Tagged Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Fundraising, leadership, Non-Profits, Philanthropy | 2 Comments

Five Things You Must Do At The Beginning of This Calendar Year #2 – Review The Performance Of Each Donor On Your Caseload

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry

I will never forget the meeting I had with an MGO one day last year in late January. I had asked him to come to our meeting prepared to review how each of his donors had performed in the year … Continue reading →

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How Events Ruin A Major Gift Program

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry

It is not surprising to me that many major donors do not give as they could to the causes they love. The primary reason they don’t is because MGOs do not ask them to. And one of the ways this … Continue reading →

Posted in Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Philanthopy, Social Networking | Tagged Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Events, Giving, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Stewardship | 3 Comments

How a “No” Becomes a “Yes”

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry

I used to hate the word “no”. Everywhere I turned people were telling me no. I have to confess that I was a pretty rebellious kid. I had trouble with authority figures, which explains why they probably had to use … Continue reading →

Posted in Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Philanthopy, Social Networking | Tagged Asking, Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Non-Profits, Passion, Philanthropy, Stewardship | 2 Comments

Part #2—Cultivating and Reporting Back–Social Networking and Major Gifts a 3-part Series

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry

How are those Google Alerts and Tweetbeeps working for you? I hope you’ve been able to see how they can help you get to know your donors. Now, I want to turn to how to use Social Networking tools to … Continue reading →

Posted in Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits, Philanthopy, Social Networking, Uncategorized | Tagged Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Donors, Facebook, Flickr, Fundraising, Google Alerts, Ipadio, LinkedIn, PURL's, QR Codes, Social Networking, TweetBeep, Twitter, WordPress, Youtube | 3 Comments

Part 1–Social Media and Major Gifts–a 3-part Series

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry

I get weird looks from development directors when I ask them what their social networking strategy is and how it is used in the overall strategic plan with their major gift program. “What? That’s handled by our mass communication team”, … Continue reading →

Posted in Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Philanthopy, Social Networking, Uncategorized | Tagged Development Directors, Director of Major Gifts, Facebook, Fundraising, Google Alerts, LinkedIn, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Research, Social Networking, TweetBeep, Twitter | 2 Comments