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Navigating the Storm: Fundraising Creatively in a Challenging Non-Profit Landscape

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Navigating the Storm: Fundraising Creatively in a Challenging Non-Profit Landscape

You are facing a big challenge. Headlines tell the story: government funding is drying up, more than 14,000 non-profit jobs have vanished, and organizations everywhere are struggling to attract and retain talent. If you’re reading this, you’re probably feeling the pressure. The gravity of our work...

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Where Are Your Boundaries with Donors?

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Where Are Your Boundaries with Donors?

If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know we talk a lot about building meaningful relationships with donors. Why? Because that’s the core of your role as a major or...

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The Anatomy of a Great Touch Point

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The Anatomy of a Great Touch Point

Not long ago, I received one of the most meaningful donor touch points in my life—and I didn’t see it coming. It caught me completely off guard in the best possible way, and it reminded me just how...

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The Top 5 Qualities a Director of Development Must Have to be Successful

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The Top 5 Qualities a Director of Development Must Have to be Successful

Do you have what it takes to be a great Director of Development? For many years, we at Veritus have said one of the toughest jobs in fundraising is being a front-line fundraiser. But, if I had to...

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How to Unlock a Transformational Gift This Year

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How to Unlock a Transformational Gift This Year

I want to let you in on something I’ve been seeing again and again in our coaching sessions with fundraisers this year. You have transformational donors in your caseload right now. They’re sitting...

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18 Barriers to Building Effective Relational Fundraising

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18 Barriers to Building Effective Relational Fundraising

When I’m in a conference room, sitting around the table with an organization’s leadership and fundraising team, I like to ask a simple question: “How many of you would like to put up a barrier that...

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Donor Relationships: A Journey, Not a Destination

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Donor Relationships: A Journey, Not a Destination

When I’m working with clients, I will often compare major gifts fundraising to dating. In dating, you’re working to get to know them and identify how your lives might work together. Major gifts...

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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...

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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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