How to Grow Your Major Gift Program Without Hunting for New Donors
Almost every day I run into development directors and MGOs who are lamenting the fact that they don’t have enough major gift donors. So, they start coming up with elaborate schemes to attract new ones. They throw parties, strong-arm board members, try to poach...
Handling Fear of Rejection in Major Gifts
One of my ongoing fears that sticks to me in a most disturbing way is the fear of rejection. Both Jeff and my wife will tell you that this one area is the thing that haunts me in every relationship I have, whether personal or professional. I even make up stories in...
Why The Wealthy Don’t Give More
A news piece on a new poll by U.S. Trust and Phoenix Marketing gives us interesting insights into the giving of the wealthy and clues on how to unlock their giving to your organization. Take a look. There are three reasons coming out of that poll that we at Veritus...
Are You Ready For Q4?
If you are not ready for Q4 – the last quarter of the calendar year, the best giving season of the calendar year, the period of time you should be bringing it all home – and not sure how you will approach all of your caseload donors, then you are behind and it’s time...
Value Your Donor
Jeff and I have talked about this quite a bit in this blog. “It’s about the donor,” we say, “not the dollars.” But time and time again we run into strategies, systems and processes in non-profits that are set up to love the dollar and not the donor. It’s easy to get...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
