by Guest Contributor | Nov 27, 2023 | Caseload Management, Priorities, Strategic Plan, Year-end, Year-end Fundraising | Caseloads, Major Donors, Permission-Based Asking, Prioritizing, Qualifying, Strategic Plans, Structure
It’s year-end and you’ve just landed a new job – now what? How are you going to ask donors for a gift when you don’t even know them? Or maybe you’ve had a portfolio, but it’s WAY too big, so there’s no way you can reach everyone. How do you know where to focus your...
by Veritus Group | Jul 31, 2023 | Caseload Management, Metrics, Strategic planning, Tasks, Time Management | Caseloads, Metrics, Planning, Prioritizing, Strategic Plans, Structure
Recently, we were talking to a client about how to help their fundraisers stay on track. They know the general idea and direction they should be heading, but when it comes to the day-to-day question of “Where should I be spending my time?” there’s often confusion or a...
by Veritus Group | May 17, 2023 | Caseload, Caseload Management, Tiering, Tiering Donors | Caseloads, Strategic Plans, Structure, Tiering
After you’ve qualified your donors, tiering your caseload is the next step to help you focus your time so that you’re spending the majority of your effort on donors who have both a deep connection to your organization AND the potential to give significantly. But how...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 14, 2023 | Caseload Management, Donor Capacity, Major Gift Portfolios, Strategic Plan, Wealth Data, Wealth Indicators | Caseloads, Fundraising, Giving, High Givers, Strategic Plans, Structure
I can’t believe I’m still writing about this, but in talking to many MGOs recently, we’re still returning to this issue: using donor capacity rankings (or wealth ratings) as the first criteria when building a major gifts portfolio. Just recently I heard of a large...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 6, 2023 | Caseload Management, Major Gift Planning, Planning, Self-care, Thanking | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, MGOs, Planning, Self-care
When you get back to the office or start up your computer again after a holiday, it always takes a while to get re-oriented. To help you refocus on your goals, here are a few tips for where to allocate your time in the first weeks of January. We hope you had a...