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No Wonder You’re Leaving
I feel like every six months or so, either Richard or I feel compelled to write about the state of turnover in our industry. It’s sad, because honestly, not much has changed in over a decade of...
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Membership Programs, Of Any Kind, Suppress Giving
Second in a three-part series: “Why Your Donors Aren’t Giving More” It’s always interesting to see how people react when Jeff and I assert that the annual fund, giving societies, and membership...
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Your Donor Needs to Know Their Gift Is Making a Difference
First in a three-part series: “Why Your Donors Aren’t Giving More” “Most people give without expecting anything in return,” said some authority figure.
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Perfectionism Is Hurting Your Fundraising
Do you consider yourself a perfectionist? Is perfection something you often find yourself striving for?
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Is There Space for Self-Care in Philanthropy?
“I’m doing the work of three people right now because of layoffs.”
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If You’re Small, How Do You Build Your Donor Pipeline?
To have a strong mid, major and planned giving program, you also need a strong pipeline of donors, starting with new donor acquisition. Let’s face it – if you’re a medium or large organization, you...
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From the Front Lines: What to Expect When You Try to Qualify Donors
As we work with thousands of front-line fundraisers, our team at Veritus gets to see how The Veritus Way of mid, major and planned gifts works itself out in real life. It’s one thing to say, “having...
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Should You Be Your Donor’s Facebook Friend?
Should you be your donor’s Facebook friend? It’s a question we’re often asked. In fact, it’s really the broader question of how friendly should a MGO or PGO be with their caseload donors?
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Three Critical Elements of Planned Giving
It’s always been amazing to me how fundraisers position planned giving as a very complex and difficult strategy to secure funds from people when they die, rather than seeing it as a way to help the...
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The Structure of an Effective Fundraising Organization
Often, the reason the major gifts function in an organization doesn’t work is because the organization itself isn’t organized properly. Or the leaders in the organization don’t have a clear view of...
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Truth Bomb #6: There Has to be a Culture of Major Gifts
The Sixth in a six-part series: Truth Bombs about Major Gifts Here’s our last “truth bomb” to land in your lap. In addition to creating a culture of philanthropy at your organization, you also need...
