Jeff Schreifels

Here’s why a tiered caseload is so valuable to your fundraising success — and why you might be talking to the wrong donors.

Here’s how a development director inspired her board to help executed a five-year campaign.

Preparing for a donor meeting can be an intimidating experience. Here are five tips to keep you on track and give you confidence.

One reason donors stop giving is that organizations never tell them how they made a difference. Here’s how to show them their impact.

The nonprofit sector is at risk of moving toward ineffective fundraising, but relationship fundraising may be the solution. Here’s why.

Year end is great time to connect with donors when they are most engaged — and to fast-track relationships with your mid-level donors.

Direct response strategies are not a relational approach to mid-level programs. Here, I explain mid-level fundraising program elements.

Events can be valuable for marketing and PR, and for acquiring donors. But the role of events is out of alignment in many nonprofits.

You probably aren’t spending much time meaningfully coaching your fundraisers, so here are some tips to help you be a better coach.

For many organizations, a big part of your summer planning is focused on the fiscal year-end. But before you get too deep into your fiscal year-end preparations, I wanted to share a few reminders and tips to help you keep this time of year strategic and relationship-focused for your donors. 

Creating individualized 12-month communication plans for all 150 donors on your major gifts caseload to a fundraiser may initially sound like a lot of touch points to create. But the truth is you can create the vast majority of your planning for each donor in less time than you think.

Tiering your caseload is a strategy that organizes your caseload so that you can create a strategic, meaningful plan for every donor.

I know it feels hard at the moment, but if I could go back and do one thing differently during this time of year, it would be to spend more time planning what I needed to do in the first two weeks of January.

Here are eight tips that will help you prioritize, focus, and create space to make sure you’re taken care of and end your year strong.

On average, fundraisers move to another nonprofit every two to three years. Here is advice on transitioning your caseload.