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Jeff Schreifels

Are Donors Even Reading Your Emails? 13 Pro Tips to Help You Write Better Emails

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Are Donors Even Reading Your Emails? 13 Pro Tips to Help You Write Better Emails

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 here so they’re all in one place for your easy reference. Here are some of our standard tips for...

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Do You Qualify Mid-Level Donors?

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Do You Qualify Mid-Level Donors?

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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Do You Want a Great Major Gift Team? Hire a Great Manager!

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Do You Want a Great Major Gift Team? Hire a Great Manager!

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...

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18 Barriers to Effective Relational Fundraising

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18 Barriers to Effective Relational Fundraising

Every non-profit organization I’ve encountered has some kind of barrier that prevents a donor from freely giving to their heart’s content to that organization.

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I Don’t Like the Term “Moves Management”

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I Don’t Like the Term “Moves Management”

I know that at one point, the term “Moves Management” was helpful. It was a way to understand the stages around a relationship with a major donor (identification, cultivation, solicitation,...

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Have You Discovered the BEST Strategy for Mid-Level and Major Gifts Success?

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Have You Discovered the BEST Strategy for Mid-Level and Major Gifts Success?

When Richard asked me if I wanted to join his major gift consultancy back in 2009, he had already established the backbone of the strategy, structure, and process of what we now call The Veritus Way...

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5 Self-Care Tips to Make Time for YOU During Busy Seasons

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5 Self-Care Tips to Make Time for YOU During Busy Seasons

One thing is certain… the year-end push is exhausting. You’ve been busy preparing donor offers, meeting with donors, writing thank-you notes, making follow-up calls… and by this point in the year,...

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What If I’m Trying to Promote Better Collaboration Between Departments?

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What If I’m Trying to Promote Better Collaboration Between Departments?

Fourth in a Six-Part Series: What Should I Do If…? Something happens in almost every non-profit where, over time, we lose focus. And as the non-profit grows, it breaks down into departments or siloes...

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