by Jeff Schreifels | Dec 2, 2024 | Budget, Customer Service, Leadership; Donor-Centered, Non-profit Management | Budget, Customer Service, Donors as Mission
If you are non-profit leader or manager who is concerned with managing expenses and is considering cutting or downsizing your relational fundraising program… think again. Recently, I was reading Seth Godin’s blog titled Unforced Errors. It was a good reminder...
by Jeff Schreifels | Nov 15, 2024 | Donor Database, Donor File, Mid-Level Program, New Major Donors | Cultivation, Major Gifts, Mid-Level, Non-Profits
We are absolutely living in strange times. Many have coined it the second “Gilded Age.” We see power in the hands of extremely wealthy billionaires and the gulf between the wealthiest and the poorest continues to widen. This has also played out in your donor files....
by Jeff Schreifels | Nov 8, 2024 | Asking, Fear, Passions and Interests, Year-end Giving | Asking, Fundraising, Giving, Passions and Interests, Year-End
You have roughly 5-6 weeks left in the year to have face-to-face conversations with your donors and to ask for gifts. I say that because all of your donor meetings really should be wrapped up by December 15th as it becomes way too busy for people to meet with you...
by Jeff Schreifels | Nov 1, 2024 | Accountability, coaching, Frontline Fundraiser, Success, The Veritus Way | Accountability, Coaching, Professional Development
If you are a frontline fundraiser, you need a coach. It’s doesn’t matter if you are brand new to the profession or you have over 20 years of experience. I have seen first-hand, over and over again, the difference a coach makes in the success of a fundraiser’s...
by Jeff Schreifels | Oct 30, 2024 | Capital Campaigns, Fundraising Non-Profits, Money over Relationships | Culture of Philanthropy, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Mid-Level, Non-Profits, Passions and Interests, Planned giving, Relationships, Structure, The Veritus Way
If your non-profit has done more than two capital campaigns in its history, it’s most likely because you don’t have a strong major gift program and/or you’re using it as a crutch not to develop authentic relationships with donors. At Veritus, we have seen this...