The Foolishness of Looking for the New Thing
Why is it we keep looking for some new way to do something, when we know the exact steps it takes to get it done? All of us here at Veritus Group experience this dynamic on a daily basis. We tell MGOs and Development Directors to build relationships with CURRENT...
No Time? No Problem! You Can Still Have a Major Gift Program
If you are a Development Director for a small non-profit, you’re probably juggling a thousand different tasks and responsibilities all at once. I know what it’s like. The first eight years of my 28-year career I was a Development Director of two small non-profits, and...
Discipline is Beautiful
Being disciplined to work your plan is the absolute key to major gift success. Conversely, a lack of discipline is the downfall of many major gift fundraisers. At Veritus, we know that introducing a disciplined approach to major gifts will lead to deeper relationships...
Ignore This and Fail
I titled this negatively: “Ignore this and fail.” Here’s why: I wanted to get your attention. I know this is personal. This is about you, how you work and what you pay attention to. And this is part of your work that has nothing to do with strategy, the quality of the...
Be Curious or Die!
Do you ever come home after a party and realize that no one at the party ever asked you anything about yourself? Do you find that this is a recurring situation? I don’t know about you, but I find that most people I meet are just not very curious. I just don’t get it....TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
