by Karen Kendrick | Nov 6, 2024 | End of Year, Planning, Year-end Fundraising | Accountability, Focus, Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Motivation, Planning, Year-End
This is it, folks! For many of you, this is the most significant time of year for donor giving. That’s why it’s so critical to be working in a mindful, planful, and strategic way. How you show up in relationship with your donors can make a big difference during such...
by Guest Contributor | Nov 27, 2023 | Caseload Management, Priorities, Strategic Plan, Year-end, Year-end Fundraising | Caseloads, Major Donors, Permission-Based Asking, Prioritizing, Qualifying, Strategic Plans, Structure
It’s year-end and you’ve just landed a new job – now what? How are you going to ask donors for a gift when you don’t even know them? Or maybe you’ve had a portfolio, but it’s WAY too big, so there’s no way you can reach everyone. How do you know where to focus your...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 17, 2021 | Year-end Fundraising, Year-end Giving | Fundraising, Strategic Plans
This is part-two of a two-part blog series on “Ending the Year Strong.” In my last post, I gave you four tips on how to end your year strong. And our Client Experience Leaders have added some other helpful strategies that they’re sharing with the front-line...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Dec 15, 2021 | Year-end Fundraising, Year-end Giving | Fundraising, Strategic Plans
This is part-one of a two-part blog series on “Ending the Year Strong.” Right now at Veritus Group, our Client Experience Leaders are working with over 200 mid, major and planned giving officers, who like you, are trying to end their year strong. Over the years, we’ve...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 8, 2021 | Economics of Major Gifts, Year-end Fundraising, Year-end Giving | Economics, Management
There’s no doubt about it. The fourth quarter of the calendar year is when a lot of your revenue comes in. And that’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that if you miss your revenue projections for this time of year, it is usually too late to do anything about...