by Guest Contributor | May 26, 2023 | Donor Communication, Mid-level, Qualifying Donors | Mid-level donors, Permission-Based Asking, Pipeline Development, Qualifying
Recently, while co-hosting a live Q&A webinar with Jeff, it struck me – our community has a lot of the same questions, especially when it comes to relationship-based mid-level fundraising. In that moment I thought, “Ah ha… we need a blog on that!” Today’s blog is...
by Guest Contributor | May 10, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Professional Development, Technology | Fundraising, Meaningful Connections, Non-Profits, Professional Development
This almost certainly isn’t the first time you’ve read about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on non-profits. If it is, let me be the first to welcome you back from whatever remote mountain cave you’ve been hiding in for the last few months. AI’s presence...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 17, 2023 | Donor Communication, Obstacles, Storytelling, touch points | Communication, Relationships, Storytelling, Touch Points
From a young age, my mother impressed upon me the importance of the stories we tell ourselves. She’d had a hard life and had overcome much difficulty simply by changing her outlook, or the story she told herself about what she’d been through. It’s a trait I’ve taken...
by Guest Contributor | Mar 27, 2023 | DEI, Donor Communication, Donor Relations, Donors, Philanthropy, Women in Philanthropy | Diversity, Donor-Centered, Equity
At Veritus, we’re on a journey to create a more inclusive world, and we’ve learned a lot from trailblazers like today’s guest contributor, Yolanda F. Johnson. Yolanda is a leader in the non-profit space and an expert in DEI for philanthropy, and in...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 27, 2023 | Donor Communication, Donor Relations, Fundraising, Relationships | Communication, Curiousity, Donor Conversation, Fundraising, Meaningful Connections, Professional Development, Relationships
One of the best things we can do for ourselves is look at how someone else is doing their work and explore how to apply it to what we do in fundraising. Take asking questions, for example. Most fundraisers consider themselves able to have a congenial conversation with...