by Veritus Group | Sep 29, 2023 | Major Gift Planning, Relationship, Relationship Building, Strategic planning, Tiering, Transformational Gifts, Transformational giving | Donor Offers, Giving, High Givers, Major Gifts, Planning, Transformational Gift
First, it’s important to start with the basics. Before you can ask for a transformational gift, you need to have a major gifts caseload of no more than 150 qualified donors, tiered A to C, with an individual communication plan for each donor. Then, of your Tier...
by Veritus Group | May 17, 2023 | Caseload, Caseload Management, Tiering, Tiering Donors | Caseloads, Strategic Plans, Structure, Tiering
After you’ve qualified your donors, tiering your caseload is the next step to help you focus your time so that you’re spending the majority of your effort on donors who have both a deep connection to your organization AND the potential to give significantly. But how...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 29, 2017 | Caseload Management, Tiering | Caseloads, Donor-Centered, Economics
A major gift caseload is not just a bunch of donors who meet a certain giving or capacity criteria. It is true that current giving and capacity play into the selection of a caseload pool, from which you should qualify out those donors who actually want to connect. It...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 21, 2016 | Focus, Growth, Portfolios, Tiering | Caseloads, Discipline, Uncategorized
#5 in the series How to Manage Your Portfolio Effectively I think one of the toughest things for us at Veritus Group, when we work with non-profit managers or leaders, is their expectation that major gift income will just magically grow overnight. The idea that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 18, 2016 | Evaluation, Focus, Portfolios, Reporting Back, Tiering | Caseloads, Discipline, Strategic Plans, Uncategorized
#4 in the series How to Manage Your Portfolio Effectively If you’ve been reading along with this current series on tiering your donors, you know that we’ve now gone over what to do with A and B Tier donors. These two tiers, while comprising less than half, maybe just...