by Karen Kendrick | Jun 21, 2023 | Asking, Assumptions, Blocks to Progress | Asking, Giving, Major Gift Officers
Summertime is my favorite time of the year. To me, summer is space. Space to play outdoors and refill your cup after a long winter. Space to revive your creativity and passion for the work you do. Space to clean up your caseload and prepare for the fall giving season....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 22, 2017 | Assumptions, Fear, Narratives, Offers | Asking, Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests
At Veritus, we have conducted hundreds of major donor assessments over many years. These assessments reveal an incredible amount of information. Besides understanding donor retention and donor value attrition, the data reveal a whole slew of donors who donate...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 4, 2015 | Assumptions, Beliefs, Motivations | Giving, Major Gifts, Philanthropy
William James, an American philosopher and psychologist who lived and worked in the late 1800s early 1900s, said that the greatest discovery of his generation was that a human being could alter his life by altering his attitudes. Another way to say this is: “you are...