by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 22, 2021 | Communication Preferences, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Donor Conversation, Donor Visits
We recently hosted a live Q and A webinar where Richard and I asked participants to send in their question related to fundraising during COVID. One question we got was about whether to start asking donors to meet in-person again. This fundraiser was experiencing what...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 9, 2021 | Communication Preferences, Donor Communication, Fundraising | Meaningful Connections
Before the pandemic, the thought in our industry was that the only REAL way to connect with donors was through a face-to-face visit. We knew at Veritus that this was just not the case. It wasn’t about face-to-face necessarily; it was about creating meaningful...
by Jeff Schreifels | Mar 25, 2024 | Annual Appeal, appeals, Communication Preferences, Direct Mail, Donor Communication, Giving, Mail | Communication, Direct Response, Fundraising, Major Donors, Major Gift Officers, MGOs
A question that Richard and I often get from development directors and MGOs is whether or not caseload donors should get regular direct response appeals (mail and email) just like the rest of the donor file. Our answer is always: Absolutely. Don’t stop sending...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 19, 2022 | Communication Preferences, Donor Communication, Relationships | Communication, Donor-Centered, Moves Management, Permission-Based Asking
If your caseload donor is silent, it could be that you’re not in sync with their communication preferences. Diana Peterson-More writes a brilliant article about communication alignment in her piece titled Tools and Techniques For Effective Communication. Read it. She...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 8, 2019 | Communication Preferences, Relationships | Communication, Donor-Centered, Moves Management
If your caseload donor is silent, it could be that you’re not in sync with her communication preferences. Diana Peterson-More writes a brilliant article about communication alignment in her piece titled Tools and Techniques For Effective Communication. Read it. She...