Cut the Noise and Stay with the Basics
There’s a lot of COVID-19 noise out there. A lot! People telling you how to do things. How not to do things. How to think. What to avoid. We long for silence. A quiet place to be grounded. A place where we can think about what’s right and what’s true in fundraising...
How to Work from Home Without Killing Someone: 21 Ideas for You
In this new age of COVID-19, if you’re like many of your colleagues around the world, you’re doing your work as a fundraiser from home. You may not know this, but Veritus Group has always been a virtual company. All of our 20+ staff each work out of their homes. I...
Take Non-Performing Donors Off Your Caseload
It’s a very difficult decision. A good caseload donor has been contributing regularly and then stops. And you’re faced with the reality that, if you’re going to deliver economic value to your organization, you must take that donor off your caseload and find another...
How Should the Donor Research Function and the MGO Work Together?
Before I get into this subject, I want to point out that I’ve used the words “Donor Research” instead of “Prospect Research,” because in our philosophy of major gift fundraising MGOs don’t relate to prospects, they relate to donors. The word prospect is used in the...
Why Is It So Easy to Get Off Track?
I’m frustrated. I’m personally off track on some tasks I need to do. I also have colleagues who are off track on their work, and stuff is getting “pushed” further down the path. Maybe you experience this as well. There are times during the year when I feel like I’m...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
