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What It Means to Win in Fundraising: Lessons from the Olympic Games

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What It Means to Win in Fundraising: Lessons from the Olympic Games

If I told you, “You’re a winner!” How would that sit with you? Would it make you feel uncomfortable? Like a fraud? Unsure if you deserved it? So many of us have a messy relationship with success and...

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How Should You Spend Your Fundraising Budget?

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How Should You Spend Your Fundraising Budget? (#5 of 6)

This blog post is the fifth in a series of six titled, “The House Your Donor Lives In.”

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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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Founder Q&A: Is The Veritus Way Relevant to Any Fundraising Strategy?

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Founder Q&A: Is The Veritus Way Relevant to Any Fundraising Strategy?

When we talk about The Veritus Way™, we’re referring to our proven approach and structure for relational fundraising that’s focused on making meaningful connections with your donors. But does The...

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Stop Dragging Your Feet: It’s Time to Take Mid-Level Seriously!

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Stop Dragging Your Feet: It’s Time to Take Mid-Level Seriously!

Remember last week’s blog, where I touted that Veritus clients saw their major gift revenue go UP by 22% on average, versus the national average of LOST revenue at -4%, based on the Fundraising...

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New National Major Gift Revenue Numbers: 2022 Down Over 4% from 2021, but Veritus Clients Are UP 22%! Why?

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New National Major Gift Revenue Numbers: 2022 Down Over 4% from 2021, but Veritus Clients Are UP 22%! Why?

I just finished reading several blogs and reflections from AFP-ICON, which just wrapped up in New Orleans, and it sounds like people are extremely nervous! Why? Because a recent report by the...

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Find the Planned Gifts Buried in Your Database: How to discover millions of dollars in gifts you didn’t know were there

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Find the Planned Gifts Buried in Your Database: How to discover millions of dollars in gifts you didn’t know were there

If you have a data set of 10,000 donors who have been giving for at least ten years and have made a gift within the past three years, I’d bet you have about 67-81 donors (with an average of 74) with...

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Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT a 9 to 5 Job!

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Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT a 9 to 5 Job!

Recently, we shared on Facebook and our other social media about a free white paper of ours called, “Six Secrets to Becoming an Extraordinary Major Gift Officer.” One of the six secrets is that if...

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What Journalism Can Teach Us About Fundraising

One of the best things we can do for ourselves is look at how someone else is doing their work and explore how to apply it to what we do in fundraising. Take asking questions, for example.

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