Getting to the Heart of Major-Gifts Giving
Wait a second. Gratitude? Yes …
“I remember opening the mail and reading the brief comments from donors on the reply device about how overjoyed they were to help. I’ll never forget looking down at the squiggly handwriting on a $5 check from an elderly woman who wrote in the memo section: ‘So happy I could give this to you …’ I thought about the time it must have taken her to open my letter and read what I’d written, and then to get her checkbook, write out the check and that brief note to me, and make sure the gift was sent.
If you’re hanging with Richard it won’t be long before you’ll be laughing.
He always finds something funny in everything. But when the conversation is about people, their money and giving, you’ll find a deeply caring counselor who helps donors fulfill their passions and interests. Richard believes that successful major-gift fundraising is not fundamentally about securing revenue for good causes. Instead it is about helping donors express who they are through their giving. The Connections blog will provide practical information on how to do this successfully. Richard has more than 30 years of nonprofit leadership and fundraising experience, and is founding partner of the Veritus Group.
Jeff Schreifels is the principal owner of Veritus Group — an agency that partners with nonprofits to create, build and manage mid-level fundraising, major gifts and planned giving programs. In his 32-plus year career, Jeff has worked with hundreds of nonprofits, helping to raise more than $400 million in revenue.
