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Are You Made for Management?

Are You Made for Management?

Nov 12, 2024

Leadership requires a specific skillset and perspective, one that’s interested in finding success and delivering results through others. It’s not as simple as taking your best frontline fundraiser and putting them in charge. In this podcast episode, Jeff is joined by special guest Greg Gibbs, who shares whether management is the right track for your career, and provides some tips to help current managers get better at their jobs.

Featured Training Course

Certification Course for Major Gift Fundraisers

Certification Course for Major Gift Fundraisers

Whether you’re a new fundraiser or experienced and looking for new tools and skills, this course is for you. This online course offers comprehensive training in The Veritus Way of major gift fundraising. You will be guided through a progressive learning track which builds upon each topic with engaging media and readings, real-world exercises, and actionable skills. You’ll receive practical applications and tools, as well as a flexible training path that works with your schedule. Participants take 36-42 hours to complete this 8-module self-guided course over a 13-week period

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Featured Whitepaper

Removing Obstacles to Major Gift Fundraising

Removing Obstacles to Major Gift Fundraising

In this paper, we’re sharing some of the most common and avoidable issues we’ve seen – not to embarrass anyone or make you feel bad, but to help you and your organization identify where you need to improve so you can grow and thrive.

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Top Rated Resources

Blog

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 continues to widen. This has also played out in your donor files....

White Papers

Removing Obstacles to Major Gift Fundraising

Five Avoidable Issues That Are Harming Your Major Gifts Program DOWNLOAD THIS FREE WHITE PAPER FROM VERITUS GROUP What’s preventing your non-profit from seeing greater success in major gifts? In this paper, we’re sharing some of the most common and avoidable issues...

Mid-Level Officer Job Description Template

Learn How to Craft the Right Job Description Download this Free Resource from Veritus Group Do you know what to look for when hiring a Mid-Level Officer? Creating the right job description is harder than you think and can have a significant impact on finding the best...

Building a Culture of Philanthropy

Is Your Whole Non-profit Donor-Centered? Download this FREE WHITE PAPER from Veritus Group At Veritus, we believe that if we are to create a true culture of philanthropy in our organizations, donors have to be part of our mission – not a way to get our mission...

Podcast

Are You Made for Management?

In the non-profit sector, if you aren’t willing to advance into management, there is very little opportunity to grow as a fundraiser, take on new responsibilities, and increase your salary. This is a frustrating reality, because not everyone is...

Burnout and Self-Compassion in Fundraising

More and more, fundraisers are being overworked and underpaid. They’re frequently pulled in different directions and asked to accomplish tasks that don’t fall under their domain – all without a solid support structure. It’s caused many to leave the...

The Art of the Handoff

It’s not easy to let go of certain donors, but there comes a time in every fundraising cycle when you’ll need to transition a donor relationship to someone else.   Whether the donor is moving from mid-level to a major gifts portfolio, or from...

Training

Certification Course for Major Gift Fundraisers

Certification Course for Major Gift FundraisersIn this comprehensive training, you’ll discover the proven principles of The Veritus Way and how to apply them for major gift success. Participants who complete the course in full will become Veritus Scholars. Whether...

Certification Course for Fundraising Managers and Executives

Certification Course for Fundraising Managers and ExecutivesIn this comprehensive training, you’ll learn the tools and systems that will help you take a disciplined approach to effectively managing your fundraising program in a way that honors your donors and your...

Certification Course in Mid-Level Fundraising

Certification Course in Mid-Level Fundraising Are you losing donors by the hundreds (or maybe even thousands) and feel lost at how to retain your donors and support your major gift and planned giving programs? We believe mid-level is the key. By focusing on your...