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No matter how long you’ve been following Veritus Group, you’ve probably heard us encourage you to adopt “The Veritus Way” of major gift fundraising. But what exactly does that mean?
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Part 2 in a 3-Part Series for Small Non-Profit Organizations: How Do You Get Started in Major Gifts? In my last blog post, I outlined three areas you need to address before starting a major gift...
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One of the privileges I have in my work is that I get to review every donor assessment that we do. Over the last 15 years, I’ve reviewed well over a 1,000 of them. I love reviewing them because it...
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Okay, you’re in it. This is probably the most stressful time of the year with your work. Well, I guess if you add on all the holidays and all that goes with it, it feels like piling on.
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Many years ago, I was working with an MGO to help create her donor portfolio. We were going through a process called the “gut check” to separate which donors were actually qualified from those that...
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You probably know how large companies recruit junior executives fresh from a college MBA program. The outsider’s perception is that management immediately gives all new MBAs a beautiful office,...
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Sometime in the next several years, most major gift officers, like you, will leave your non-profit to work for someone else. In fact, today you and your colleagues are moving from one non-profit to...
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Recently on our team Slack channel, our coaches shared that we send a lot of these tips to our clients about how to write an effective email, so I thought it would be a great resource to share them...
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As you may already know, part of the Veritus Way of major gifts is to make sure you ONLY have qualified donors in your portfolio. (You can learn more about our major gifts qualification process...
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After 15+ years at Veritus helping non-profits increase their revenue from major gifts (meaning mid, major and planned giving) we’ve learned that the number one element for success is great manager...
