by Veritus Group | Nov 13, 2024 | Donor meetings, Facilitation, Professional Development | Facilitation, Permission-Based Asking, Professional Development
Do you remember the last time you left a meeting feeling like your time was respected and real progress was made? I’d bet there was someone leading that meeting who was well prepared and helped to keep everyone on track. Well, when you meet with your donors, that’s a...
by Karen Kendrick | Sep 6, 2024 | Donor meetings, Meeting Preparation, Personal Development | Asking, Donor Visits, Major Gift Officers, Personal Development, Stress, The Veritus Way
It’s here! That donor meeting you’ve been prepping for where you will be asking your donor to increase their giving significantly. This is exhilarating and a bit terrifying all at the same time! Now, because you follow the Veritus approach, you already: Know the...
by Jeff Schreifels | Feb 28, 2024 | Donor Communication, Donor Conversations, Donor meetings, Facilitation, Meetings | Communication, Donor Conversation, Donor Visits, Donor-Centered, Facilitation, Major Donors
When you’re meeting with a donor for the first time, you probably have a lot going on at your organization that you’re just bursting to tell them about. But that first conversation should really be about getting to know the donor, what they care about, and what...
by Jeff Schreifels | Dec 13, 2023 | Donor meetings, Donor planning, Donor visits, Meaningful Connection, Meeting Preparation, Meetings | Donor Visits, Meaningful Connections, Strategic Plans
Recently our Client Experience Leaders were sharing some best practices and tips that we give to our clients when they’re getting ready for donor visits, and I realized this list might be helpful to other fundraisers out there, too. When done properly, donor...
by Richard Perry | Oct 6, 2023 | Communication, Donor meetings, Meeting Preparation, Process Thinking | Communication, Donor Conversation, Focus, Leadership, Management, Meaningful Connections, Personal Development
Either you’ve done it yourself, or you’ve experienced it. You get into a discussion with a donor, or you’re leading a meeting, and because you have not planned it well or you just have a need to process things out loud, the conversation wanders here and there. It...