by Karen Kendrick | Mar 18, 2024 | Assessments, Change Management, Data, Donor Retention, Donor Value Attrition, The Veritus Way | Data, Donor Attrition, Donor Retention, Metrics, Overcoming Objections, Performance, Relationships, Retention, The Veritus Way
Are you a non-profit leader who sees the writing on the wall that maybe your membership program has hit a plateau? If so, you’re not alone! Here’s an example of what this might feel like. The membership program or giving society that your organization has relied on...
by Jeff Schreifels | Mar 11, 2024 | Donor Retention, Donors as Mission, Employee Retention, Mission, Non-Profit Leadership, Priorities, Retention | Donors as Mission, Hiring and Retaining Staff, Mission, Non-Profits, Prioritizing
I read quite a few online news journals covering non-profits. Essentially, every week I’m reading stories about how donors are taken for granted, how organizations lament how much donor and value attrition is going on, how fundraisers are leaving every 13-18 months,...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 15, 2023 | Donor Retention, Impact, Making a Difference | Communication, Donor Retention, Donor-Centered, Impact, Reporting Back, Thanking
I suppose it’s human nature – our need to talk about ourselves. Well, maybe it’s not universal across human nature… but it’s certainly a tendency or typical behavior for some people. Sociologist Charles Derber describes the trait of consistently turning a...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 9, 2022 | Donor Pipeline, Donor Retention, Mid-level, Mid-Level Programs, Passions and Interests | Mid-level donors, Passions and Interests, Pipeline Development
What’s so great about mid-level? We’re so glad you asked! More and more organizations are discovering that mid-level is the key to retaining donors and donor value. When you have a mid-level program that’s focused on building relationships with donors and discovering...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 21, 2022 | Donor Retention, Donor-Centered, Fundraising | Donor Retention, Donor-Centered, Fundraising
Several years ago, we worked with a client who had several major donors who made their living in the oil industry. These donors gave six and seven figure gifts annually to this organization for years. They had become like family, both to the organization and the major...