Donor meetings Archives - Veritus Group

Is It Time to Ask for In-Person Donor Meetings?

Is It Time to Ask for In-Person Donor Meetings?

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 22, 2021 | Communication Preferences, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Donor Conversation, Donor Visits

Answering a reader question: Is it okay to start asking for in-person meetings?

Not in Person? You Can Still Ask for a Gift!

Not in Person? You Can Still Ask for a Gift!

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 7, 2021 | Donor Communiication, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Asking, Major Donors, Permission-Based Asking

When asking for a gift, tune in to a donor’s communication preferences, not yours or the organization’s management preferences.

15 Questions to Help You Go Deeper with Donors

15 Questions to Help You Go Deeper with Donors

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 2, 2019 | Donor meetings, Tips, Trust | Curiousity, Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests

Every donor has a story. To get to that story you need to be curious and show that you honestly want to know your donor.

What’s a Meaningful Connection?

What’s a Meaningful Connection?

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 17, 2019 | Communication, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Metrics, Moves Management

Throw out the old metric of face-to-face meetings and phone calls, and instead embrace the regular creation of “meaningful connections” with donors.