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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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Goal Setting: How to Do It!

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Goal Setting: How to Do It!

If you’ve been a reader of this blog for a bit, you know that we’re constantly telling you – as part of The Veritus Way of major gifts – that you need to set individual revenue goals for every one of...

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Why Do You Need a Coach?

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Why Do You Need a Coach?

If you are a frontline fundraiser, you need a coach. It’s doesn’t matter if you are brand new to the profession or you have over 20 years of experience. I have seen first-hand, over and over again,...

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Are You Focused on the Right Donors?

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Are You Focused on the Right Donors?

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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Just Own It!

You just had a meeting or phone call with a donor, and it went well. Until you said something that you think landed wrong. The donor didn’t say anything, but the “air” felt different.

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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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Everyone Needs a Coach

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Everyone Needs a Coach

Our culture celebrates self-reliance. We have this admiration for the “self-made…fill in the blank.” The problem is that while we have bought into it, it’s a myth. No one I’ve ever met is a self-made...

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Accountability Is the Silver Bullet

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Accountability Is the Silver Bullet

For years, I really didn’t like someone following up and asking me if I did something I said I was going to do. But, while I didn’t like it, I appreciated it, because having people in my life to hold...

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Why Is It So Easy to Get Off Track?

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Why Is It So Easy to Get Off Track?

I’m frustrated. I’m personally off track on some tasks I need to do. I also have colleagues who are off track on their work, and stuff is getting “pushed” further down the path. Maybe you experience...

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