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Major Gift Officers

Six Surprising Attributes of Extraordinary MGOs

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Six Surprising Attributes of Extraordinary MGOs

When you’ve been coaching and working with major gift officers for as long as I have, you meet a lot of good ones and, unfortunately, some pretty bad ones. But throughout my career, I’ve also had the...

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Gut Check: Everyone Needs to Do It

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Gut Check: Everyone Needs to Do It

I recently renovated my home office. What a project. Just getting ready took a full week. I moved everything out and committed to purging and not bringing anything back in that I didn’t use or love....

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Soaking Up Fall: 5 Donor Strategies You Don’t Want to Forget!

I know there are people who relish the summer. Loading it with expectations of all manner of possibilities. They get a sinking feeling as sunsets start earlier in the evening and the air begins to...

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Get Your Hands Dirty

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Get Your Hands Dirty

You probably know how large companies recruit junior executives fresh from a college MBA program. The outsider’s perception is that management immediately gives all new MBAs a beautiful office,...

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How to Love Your Donors After You Leave

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How to Love Your Donors After You Leave

Sometime in the next several years, most major gift officers, like you, will leave your non-profit to work for someone else. In fact, today you and your colleagues are moving from one non-profit to...

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Want the Most Flexibility in Your Work? Have a Plan.

I want to be frank with you. I love what I get to be a part of in my role as a Client Experience Leader with Veritus. We partner with non-profit organizations doing amazing work all around the world....

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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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Do You Want a Great Major Gift Team? Hire a Great Manager!

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Do You Want a Great Major Gift Team? Hire a Great Manager!

After 15+ years at Veritus helping non-profits increase their revenue from major gifts (meaning mid, major and planned giving) we’ve learned that the number one element for success is great manager...

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Have You Discovered the BEST Strategy for Mid-Level and Major Gifts Success?

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Have You Discovered the BEST Strategy for Mid-Level and Major Gifts Success?

When Richard asked me if I wanted to join his major gift consultancy back in 2009, he had already established the backbone of the strategy, structure, and process of what we now call The Veritus Way...

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