by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 5, 2024 | Qualifying Donors, Transactional Giving, Transformational Gifts | Qualifying, Relationships, Transformational Gift
Disasters, events, workplace giving and membership donors…everyone is trying to crack the code on how to turn these “transactional donors” into “transformational donors.” I have the answer. But you are not going to like it. You’re not going to like it because while...
by Karen Kendrick | Apr 3, 2024 | Employee Management, Leaders, Non-Profit Leadership, Non-profit Management, Transformational Gifts | Communication, Curiousity, Executive Directors, High Givers, Leadership, Management
Leaders, I know that it can feel like a tricky balancing act. How do you push for your fundraisers to make bigger asks without pressuring them into a transactional approach with donors? Let’s say you just heard that a donor gave half a million dollars to the...
by Veritus Group | Dec 29, 2023 | Change Management, Management, Relationship Fundraising, Transactional Fundraising, Transactional Giving, Transformational Gifts | Culture of Philanthropy, Donor-Centered, Fundraising, Management, Money, Relationships
When you’re leading change, it can create anxiety for some on your team. If your fundraising program has always followed a more transactional approach, when you introduce a relational model, your fundraisers may wonder how they’re going to be measured now, if not by...
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 Karen Kendrick | Sep 18, 2023 | Dreaming with Donors, Making a Difference, Strategic Plan, Transformational Gifts | Planning, Relationships, Strategic Plans, Transformational Gift
Right now, in this moment, you have donors in your caseload who could give transformational gifts. But they’re not giving those gifts right now because no one has taken the time to see them, dream big with them, and take that journey with them as a partner. Getting...