by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 7, 2016 | Caseload, Donor planning, Focus | Discipline, Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Moves Management, Qualifying, Uncategorized
We are often asked the question “am I doing this major gifts thing right?” You can find the answer for yourself by going through this list of questions; if all of them have a “yes” answer from you, you can be secure in knowing that you are doing things right. Are you...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 21, 2016 | Individual Goals, Marketing Impact Chart, MIC, Strategy | Accountability, Discipline, Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Moves Management, Passions and Interests, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized, White Paper
A free White Paper from Veritus Group The look on her face said it all. “You want me to create a strategy for every single one of the donors on my caseload? Are you kidding me?” This is usually the reaction our team at Veritus Group gets when we tell MGOs that this...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 18, 2016 | Initiative, Job Advancement, Knowledge, Learning, Training | Discipline, Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Uncategorized
“There is no way I can succeed, because all the people I depend on to give me resources are not doing their jobs!” That was the reason one MGO gave for his lack of success, when he was not doing well in his job. As I began to think about this, I realized that I had...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 1, 2016 | Donor Retention, major gift value triad | Donor Retention, Goal-setting, Major Gifts, Management, Strategic Plans, Teamwork
People often ask us what we think makes for a really good major gift program. Sometimes this question comes from their frustration with how things are currently going. Often it’s about wanting to make their program better. We at Veritus Group believe there are seven...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 4, 2015 | Donors, Finance, New Year, Planning, Program | Discipline, Goal-setting, Major Gift Officers, Passions and Interests, Uncategorized
2016 is just days away. It is not too early to start planning how you’ll be successful in the coming calendar year. Managing your important donor relationships is critical during this last month of this calendar year. Don’t spend so much time planning that it takes...