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Major Gifts

Are You Asking Your Donors “Why” Enough?

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Are You Asking Your Donors “Why” Enough?

Why does your donor love your organization so much? Have you sat down with your donor and really listened to their answer? If they said something like, “Well, I just think you do a great job,” did...

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The Best Podcast Episodes and Blogs of 2024!

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The Best Podcast Episodes and Blogs of 2024!

Here's a recap of our favorite podcast episodes, blogs, and other resources that you might have missed over 2024 to help you raise more revenue for your mission. Best of the Nothing But Major Gifts...

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You Need “Your People”

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You Need ‘Your People’

When I was a development director, there were times that I felt really alone. Especially when I was struggling. I didn’t have many people I could easily bounce ideas off with or talk things through....

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You Can Have More Major Donors in 2025

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You Can Have More Major Donors in 2025

We are absolutely living in strange times. Many have coined it the second “Gilded Age.” We see power in the hands of extremely wealthy billionaires and the gulf between the wealthiest and the poorest...

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You’re Using Campaigns as a Crutch!

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You’re Using Campaigns as a Crutch!

If your non-profit has done more than two capital campaigns in its history, it’s most likely because you don’t have a strong major gift program and/or you’re using it as a crutch not to develop...

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Changing Your Major Gifts Program from Transactional to Relational

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Changing Your Major Gifts Program from Transactional to Relational

I was told about this experiment back in 1986, and it has stuck with me all these years. A teacher was given false information about the IQ and abilities of her classroom students. This changed her...

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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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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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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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