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Why Investing in Management and Training Leads to Non-Profit Success

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Why Investing in Management and Training Leads to Non-Profit Success

I’ve spent decades working with fundraisers, development teams, and non-profit leaders across the country, and if there’s one lesson I keep learning, it’s this: when you invest in your people through training, through coaching, through strong, consistent management, you will see results. Real,...

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What is Your Mission? It's Bigger Than You Think

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What is Your Mission? It's Bigger Than You Think

Every week, I talk with non-profit leaders who can eloquently articulate their organization's mission. They speak passionately about feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, protecting the...

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The Hidden Power of Mid-Level Fundraising: Unclogging Your Major Gift Pipeline

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The Hidden Power of Mid-Level Fundraising: Unclogging Your Major Gift Pipeline

While we spend a lot of time at Veritus talking about major gifts, we also know that if you want a healthy, thriving major gift program, you can’t ignore the rest of the pipeline—especially the...

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Why a Mid-Level Fundraising Program Is the Key to Donor Respect

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Why a Mid-Level Fundraising Program Is the Key to Donor Respect

If you ask most CEOs or Executive Directors whether their organization is relationship-centered, they’ll usually say “yes.” But when you look closer, the reality often tells a different story. For...

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Mid-Level Changes the Relationship with Your Donors

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Mid-Level Changes the Relationship with Your Donors

Over the past several weeks I’ve been reviewing our client’s quarterly results. They are stunning, both for major gifts and mid-level. Today, however, I want to focus on mid-level because not only...

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The Missing Ingredients: Storytelling and Impact Reporting in Your Donor Relationships

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The Missing Ingredients: Storytelling and Impact Reporting in Your Donor Relationships

In my years of working with hundreds of non-profit organizations, I've noticed a pattern that continues to surprise me. When I ask development leaders about their donor stewardship strategies, they...

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Why Age Doesn't Matter in Major Gift Fundraising

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Why Age Doesn't Matter in Major Gift Fundraising

Let me be straight with you – I'm worried. I'm worried because I see too many good fundraisers getting distracted by the wrong things. And right at the top of that list is this obsession with donor...

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What Fundraising Game Are You Playing?

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What Fundraising Game Are You Playing?

One of my colleagues in the industry, Jason Lewis, has a phrase for the way that many non-profits approach fundraising: hands-off fundraising. It’s the idea that organizations treat fundraising like...

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How AI Is Influencing Major Gifts Fundraising

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How AI Is Influencing Major Gifts Fundraising

At the end of 2024, I recorded a podcast with my colleagues about the state of relational fundraising and the new strategies and tools we believe will be useful in the non-profit sector. One of the...

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White Men, Wake Up!

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White Men, Wake Up!

How did DEI go from a clarion call for change to an acronym no one can even utter for fear of retribution in such a short time? The answer: White men felt they were losing their power — and became...

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