What If You Have No Major Gift Officer?
If there’s one area to make an investment in fundraising, it’s major gifts. It has the most bang for your buck AND the most potential for long-term benefit.
Why an MGO’s Office Hours are NOT 8 to 5
One common problem managers have with MGOs is how to manage their time. Or maybe I should say how NOT to manage their time. Some managers believe that the 8 to 5 rule for employees actually applies to MGOs. And that is how they measure productivity, loyalty, hard...
What Rights Do Your Donors Have?
You know how it feels to be treated shabbily. You buy something, there’s a problem, and you might as well be a pile of sawdust when you try to get someone to help you solve the problem. It feels terrible. And you would never treat anyone that way yourself! This is...
The Conflict Between Caseload Management and Prospecting
If I gave you $1,000,000, but told you I needed to control the investment, and then after one full year the investment became $520,000, and by the end of the second year it became $330,000, you would think I was either the worst financial advisor or just plain crazy....
The Ideal Composition of a Caseload
Things are not going well for you as an MGO. You feel as though you are not managing your donors properly or, in many ways, you could be managing them better. You are behind in revenue and it’s time to take a look at HOW you are doing things. Well, if this describes,...
Packaging your Budget for Donors
Another article from Veritus Group to help you succeed at major gift fundraising. What you will learn in this White Paper: What the Project Support Portfolio is and how it will transform your offers to donors. How to implement the PSP™ for your organization How to use...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
