What Personality Type Makes the Best Fundraiser: An Extrovert or Introvert?

What Personality Type Makes the Best Fundraiser: An Extrovert or Introvert?

Our society sends some pretty strong messages that the best salesperson, and in turn fundraiser, is an extrovert. And it’s having an impact on the kind of talent entering fundraising. We’ve heard from a lot of introverts who assume that fundraising would not be a good...
No Trust, No Relationship, No Money: On Self-Trust (Part 1 of 4)

No Trust, No Relationship, No Money: On Self-Trust (Part 1 of 4)

This is Part 1 of a series on building trust: “No Trust, No Relationship, No Money.” Trust is the core building block of all relationships. Yet many donors do not trust the organizations they give to or the people they relate to in those organizations....
Veritus Client Corner: When Fundraising Becomes More Than Just a Job

Veritus Client Corner: When Fundraising Becomes More Than Just a Job

“From that time on, for me it became all about the mission.” Sue Swan, National Chief Development Officer, American Lung Association   Sue Swan, now the National Chief Development Officer at the American Lung Association, had been working for several years as a...