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The Worst Day of My Career: Making It About the Money

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The Worst Day of My Career: Making It About the Money

“I am truly awesome!” That’s what I thought on the way back home from a donor meeting after landing the biggest individual contribution in my non-profit's history. I was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to...

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The Six Steps to Using the Asking Model

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The Six Steps to Using the Asking Model

Asking someone for a gift. It’s the most intimidating part of fundraising. But most asking strategies are focused on simply getting the money; some of them even border on manipulation. That’s not an...

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Are You Reluctant to Ask for a Year-End Gift?

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Are You Reluctant to Ask for a Year-End Gift?

You have roughly 5-6 weeks left in the year to have face-to-face conversations with your donors and to ask for gifts. I say that because all of your donor meetings really should be wrapped up by...

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The Insights I Have Gleaned by Analyzing over 1,000 Donor Files

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The Insights I Have Gleaned by Analyzing over 1,000 Donor Files

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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I Doubled My Support and I Liked It

OK, not as catchy as Katy Perry’s 2008 debut single, but hopefully it got your attention!

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Why Your Donor Doesn’t Talk About Their End-of-Life Charitable Plans

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Why Your Donor Doesn’t Talk About Their End-of-Life Charitable Plans

“How many of your donors have made a planned gift?” A question like this, or really anything related to “planned giving,” strikes terror into your heart and the hearts of every other fundraiser I...

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What the Arab Culture Can Teach Us About Meaningful Donor Conversations

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What the Arab Culture Can Teach Us About Meaningful Donor Conversations

If your donor seems hesitant to meet with you, it might be because of how you run your meetings. Here’s a different way to think about donor conversations which will change how you organize and...

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Managing Your Fight-or-Flight Response for More Courageous Conversations

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Managing Your Fight-or-Flight Response for More Courageous Conversations - Veritus Group

As a leader, when someone on your team is being territorial and difficult, it’s a good idea to pause and think about why. Possibly, like Jeff just talked about in his previous two blogs, it has to do...

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