# Major Gifts Fundraising: Jeff Schreifels Turns Donor Trust into Revenue | Ep. 212

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Published: 2026-06-18T11:00:00+00:00
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Episode 212 Frederick Dudek | Business Prosperity Advisor This episode explains why major gifts fundraising succeeds when organizations stop chasing transactions and start building meaningful donor relationships. Episode Description Major gifts fundraising becomes transformational when donor relationships move from transactions to trust, joy, and measurable mission impact. In this episode of Business Superfans® Advantage , Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) sits down with Jeff Schreifels of Veritus Group to explore how nonprofits and service businesses can turn overlooked relationships into retained revenue, advocacy, and long-term growth. Direct Answer Block: Major gifts fundraising grows when organizations stop treating donors like transactions and start building personal, trust-based relationships. The fastest path is to identify people already signaling commitment, learn their passions, show real impact, and invite them into meaningful participation so generosity becomes joy, retention, referrals, and sustainable revenue. Definitive Authority Statement: Sustainable revenue is not created by chasing strangers; it is created by recognizing, retaining, and activating the people already connected to the mission. Jeff Schreifels shares how he entered fundraising, why donor joy matters, and how Veritus Group uses data and relationship strategy to help organizations build stronger donor retention , major gift revenue , and transformational giving outcomes. His stories reveal a simple but often missed truth: people want to give, but they also want to be known. In this conversation, Frederick Dudek connects Jeff’s fundraising lessons to the broader business ecosystem. Whether you lead a nonprofit, a service company, or an SMB, the same principle applies: your best growth opportunit…

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