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On Track for Year-End? How to Engage Donors Who Are Behind on Their Giving

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On Track for Year-End? How to Engage Donors Who Are Behind on Their Giving

How are you doing as you prepare for year-end? Do you feel like you have a clear strategy in place, or are you scrambling to figure out how to reach your goals? Are you confident in the ask amounts...

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What Are the Most Effective Fundraising Strategies for the Last Quarter of the Year?

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What Are the Most Effective Fundraising Strategies for the Last Quarter of the Year?

The final quarter of the year is here—the busiest, most critical stretch for most fundraisers. For many organizations, the last three months account for up to 40% of total giving. That’s both...

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Four Meaningful Ways to Say Thanks

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Four Meaningful Ways to Say Thanks

At Veritus, we talk a lot about transformation—transforming how you engage with your donors, how you manage your caseload, and how you show up in this work every day. But one of the simplest, most...

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What Does The New Phone Etiquette Mean for Your Donor Calls?

I recently re-read an article in the Washington Post on the new phone etiquette. Their hot take? “Text first and never leave a voice mail.” And while I get the sentiment behind that, it’s not...

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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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I Don’t Like the Term “Moves Management”

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I Don’t Like the Term “Moves Management”

I know that at one point, the term “Moves Management” was helpful. It was a way to understand the stages around a relationship with a major donor (identification, cultivation, solicitation,...

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Setting Boundaries with Donors Fosters Healthy Relationships

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Setting Boundaries with Donors Fosters Healthy Relationships

Sixth in the series: Six Traits of Healthy Donor Relationships You probably would never think of saying “no” to a donor. But in a healthy relationship, sometimes you have to. It feels...

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Honesty and Transparency Build Trust with Donors

Part three of the series: Six Traits of Healthy Donor Relationships “Yes, you are right. Our overhead is 26%!” “I’m calling to let you know that the project you funded is being shut down. We thought...

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Keep the Donor Pipeline Flowing

We at Veritus Group are passionate about major gifts (you may have guessed that from the majority of our blog posts). About a year and a half ago, we branched out to start developing strategies to...

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More Non-Profits Will Value Donors as Partners: #1 Trend to Watch in 2015

There are going to be some changes this year that will be good for donors and bad for unenlightened managers and CEOs of non-profits. As Jeff and I have looked at the fundraising landscape with a...

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