What Do You Say to a Donor?
Figuring out what to say to a donor and get them to engage with you is not always easy for a front-line fundraiser. I know, because this is one of the most common frustrations that Richard and I get asked about. “Can you give me some tips on what I can say to a donor...
The Grass is NOT Greener
At Veritus Group, we get to review many major gift officer resumes for clients who are trying to hire. It can be depressing. So many folks are moving around every 1.5 to 2.5 years. I once viewed the resume of a major gift officer who, in the last 15 years, had worked...
Six Practical Ways to Get to Know Your Donor
In my last post, I wrote about the importance of taking your time to build relationships with donors. Major gift fundraising is a “long game.” This is not direct-response fundraising, where you send out an appeal and within the first 10 days of response, you how well...
Want to be an Awesome MGO?
When people ask you what you do for a living, how do you talk about it? When you are finished telling the person what you do and why, are they thinking, “Wow, this person really loves their job!” or “Huh, I’m glad I’m not doing what they are doing.” I really hope you...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
