Veritus: UK

At Veritus Group, we are all about helping YOU change the world and making YOU successful in major gift fundraising. It’s what gets us up every morning! That and a good cup of coffee.

Our People

Stephen Butler

Stephen Butler

UK Director

Stephen has been a leader in non-profit fundraising and integrated marketing for nearly 20 years and has helped clients raise millions of pounds. Working with hundreds of charities in the UK, Europe and North America, he is a recognised expert in individual major gifts fundraising. In 1995 Stephen was appointed UK Partner in London of the international fundraising firm, The Domain Group, based out of Seattle, USA. During the following 15 years he worked for a host of brand name charities including National Trust, World Vision, WaterAid, Marie Curie Cancer Care and he was responsible for launching Smile Train into the UK market. He has also worked in the Higher Education, Animal welfare and Hospital verticals.

Stephen Butler

UK Director

Sian McDermott

Sian McDermott

Senior Client Manager

Sian is an experienced high-value fundraising coach and she has worked with Veritus’ clients to develop their major and mid-level programmes. She specialises in evaluating their communications, both written and spoken and then coaching them to produce their best performance. She helps her clients to build strong relationships with their donors and to have a donor-centric approach to their work – so often missing in non-profit organisations. The approach, so seldom used, of putting themselves in the donor’s shoes before communicating with them reaps dividends.

Sian McDermott

Senior Client Manager

Sara Di Lullo

Sara Di Lullo

European Business Development Executive and Client Manager

Sara has 17 years of experience in building bridges between organizations’ needs and fund opportunities. She has raised substantial funding for International NGOs, Universities, private foundations, and small non-profits by building authentic relationships with donors and impactful partnerships with corporates and private foundations. She served 7 years as Head of Public and Private Fundraising for the International Network of Médecins du Monde, working with charities, fundraisers, and donors across the world, gaining significant experience in international fundraising trends and markets.  She specializes in managing highly effective major gifts programs and fundraising leaders and teams’ capacity building.

She’s the contact point for the Veritus Group in Europe. She’s committed to making sure that clients have the best possible experience working with Veritus.

Sara Di Lullo

European Business Development Executive and Client Manager

Louise Tait

Louise Tait

Client Manager

Following a highly successful career in data science and complex-project management, Louise “jumped ship” into the charity world and found her vocation. Louise is a highly experienced major gift fundraiser with over 15 years working with local, national and international charities. She works collaboratively to support clients as they refocus their energies on a clear and solid pathway to successful relationships with potential and existing donors. Louise specialises in matching donors’ passions to charities’ needs, resulting in highly engaged supporters and higher-level gifts.

Louise Tait

Client Manager

Megan Fallan

Megan Fallan

Client Manager

Megan brings experience from both the charity and corporate sector, having spent several years as a Major Donor Manager. Prior to this she was a Sales & Sponsorship Manager in the media industry, where she developed strong account management skills, understanding the importance of relationship building above all else. Throughout her career in the charity sector, she has been passionate about helping individuals on their journey of philanthropy, understanding what a truly unique and transformational gift this can be for both donors and beneficiaries alike.

Megan Fallan

Client Manager

Developing your Major Gift Programme

Our job is to help you create authentic donor relationships and make you successful in your work. We help you structure your major gift programme. We dive into the details with you so that you are working with qualified donors who have a revenue goal and a strategy attached to every donor on your portfolio. Get in touch to start your free, no-obligation major donor assessment today.

Developing your Mid-level Programme

Typically, charities do a great job with entry level donors and have a programme for major donors. What they often don’t have is a mid-level programme that focuses on retention, revenue per donor and moving more donors into major gifts. Contact us below to find out how we can help and get your free mid-level donor assessment now.

 

Our Mission

Our Objective

We help your donors fulfill their passion and interests. We work tirelessly to help you treat donors as real partners instead of sources of cash and align your organisation’s goals with theirs. The result is increased loyalty, higher levels of giving and a lot of joy and happiness.

The Veritus Appoach

We analyse donor behavior, find the donors who really want a relationship with you, then create revenue goals and a plan. Then we hold your team accountable to manage the plan and help you stay focused on the right things!

The Veritus Difference

We’re creative and forward-thinking. We’re incredibly disciplined. Our tools help us find the donors who really want a relationship with you… all with the intent of creating deeper relationships with your donors.

OUR CLIENTS

Matt Wenham

Head of Philanthropy, World Vision

“Veritus UK, through their Donor Assessment, identified how our major and middle donor programme could grow by more than £19m over the next 5 years. We have been delighted with the progress they have made with our team since then.”

Louise Timmins

Head of Fundraising, The Leprosy Mission
“Veritus UK created our major and middle gift programmes nearly 10 years ago and have been advising us ever since. They have helped us to recruit the right fundraisers, build the right structure, create the right plan to bring us to where we are today.”

Anthony Hayman

Director of Fundraising & Communications, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice
“Veritus Group came to our aid during Coronavirus emergency through mentoring our T&F and mid-level team. At a time where the temptation was to focus solely on ‘doing’, they helped us to remain strategic by developing strategies for communicating with supporters during lockdown, as well as honing the way we both systematise and personalise (as appropriate) our supporter communications. We have already benefitted positively from their support.”

Let’s build authentic
donor relationships
together! 

Explore how connecting with Veritus can help you achieve your fundraising goals. Please complete the contact information as thoroughly as possible so we can provide the most relevant solutions for you and your organisation.

Get in touch with us directly

Stephen Butler
UK Director
07866 695476
stephen@veritusgroup.co.uk

Lynn van Keulen
Director of Development
07836 333577
lynnvk@veritusgroup.co.uk

Registered Number: 07692584

Registered Address:
15 Towcester Road, Old Stratford,
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK19 6AN

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