Getting to the Heart of Major-Gifts Giving
3. Celebrate out-of-the-box thinking. Encourage employees to think differently — to create new opportunities or unconventional solutions to problems. Organize brainstorming sessions that allow employees to present ideas and focus broadly on new fields. Sometimes it’s even better if the organizational leaders at the highest levels stay out of these meetings. A freer flow of thinking gives birth to good ideas.
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.
