by Veritus Group | Oct 18, 2024 | Fundraising, principles, structure, Systems, The Veritus Way | Fundraising, Structure, systems, The Veritus Way
No matter how long you’ve been following Veritus Group, you’ve probably heard us encourage you to adopt “The Veritus Way” of major gift fundraising. But what exactly does that mean? First and foremost, it’s about building authentic relationships with donors and...
by Veritus Group | Aug 30, 2024 | Fundraising, Non-Profit Leadership, Non-profit Management | Fundraising, Leadership, Major Gifts, Management
In our consulting work, we see a lot of the same issues come up that are preventing non-profits from seeing greater success in major gifts. So for this Question of the Month, we’re sharing some of the most common and avoidable issues we’ve seen – not to embarrass...
by Richard Perry | Jun 24, 2024 | Communications, Fundraising, Marketing, Volunteers | Communication, Fundraising, Marketing Plans, Non-Profits, Relationships, Volunteering
The subject of volunteers in the non-profit fundraising, marketing, and communication sector has been an interesting and troubling journey over my last 45+ years of doing this work. Interesting in that there has been a huge volume of volunteer talent that has been...
by Richard Perry | Jun 5, 2024 | Fundraising, Giving, giving trends, Performance, Relationship Fundraising, Revenue | Donors as Mission, Fundraising, Giving, Performance
It’s the classic “sky is falling” drama. A report comes out stating that giving was down, in total, over the previous period. And most people jump on board and put the headline as THE reason their revenue is down. And then we are done. There is nothing more to say....
by Jeff Schreifels | Jun 3, 2024 | Communication, Donor Communication, donor engagement, Fundraising | Cultivation, Donor Conversation, Fundraising, Major Donors, Meaningful Connections, Relationships
We get this question from major gift officers all the time: “How do I get a donor to talk to me?” At any given time, our staff at Veritus is working with over 200 mid-level and major gift officers, so we’re always learning and exploring new ways to connect with...