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Persistence in the Process
I’m not generally a fan of leader boards. I think they can cause unnecessary competition and anxiety on possibly meaningless KPIs. But. My experience in working with a $100M size organization changed...
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I’m not generally a fan of leader boards. I think they can cause unnecessary competition and anxiety on possibly meaningless KPIs. But. My experience in working with a $100M size organization changed...
3 min read
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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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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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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Today’s Client Corner article features an interview with Maureen Gregory, Director of Leadership Gifts for Freestore Foodbank. As Maureen Gregory tells it, she “fell into fundraising.”
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More and more non-profits are discovering that a mid-level program is the key to a healthy donor pipeline. If you’re wondering where to find more major donors, the answer is almost always: look to...
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In our last blog, Lisa Robertson shared the top five reasons leaders fear starting a mid-level program. I can’t let that go by without also sharing some concrete examples of how I’ve seen...
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Second in a Six-Part Series: What Should I Do If…?
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.