by Guest Contributor | Nov 8, 2023 | Donor-Centered, Increased Giving, Joy, Stewardship | Asking, Communication, Donor-Centered, Giving, Major Gift Officers, Relationships, Stewardship
OK, not as catchy as Katy Perry’s 2008 debut single, but hopefully it got your attention! One of the things we tell gift officers again and again is: don’t make decisions for your donors. Don’t let a comment from a year ago about giving or an offhand remark about the...
by Karen Kendrick | Mar 6, 2023 | Donor Communication, Giving, Joy, Meaningful Connection, Relationships | Communication, Donor Conversation, Donor Retention, Meaningful Connections, Personal Development, Professional Development, Relationships, The Veritus Way
Have you experienced how it feels to give your money to a mission you care deeply about, but then you never hear back about the difference it made? It can make you feel invisible and not connected meaningfully to that organization. I recently wrote a blog about...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 19, 2021 | Joy, Spiritual Fundraising | Donor-Centered, Fundraising
I will never forget a 1967 summer job I had in mid-state New York working at a funeral home. We not only had to pick up folks who had passed away but, most of the time, I had to stand in the room where the deceased was on display and help the loved ones and friends...
by Jeff Schreifels | Feb 2, 2024 | Abundance, Joy, Scarcity | Fundraising, Motivation, Non-Profits
If you could do your work as a fundraiser from a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity, you would love your job. In our western, white-male-dominated North American culture, we grow up with the view that there is “not enough.” Therefore, we should get as much as...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Feb 22, 2021 | Abundance, Joy, Scarcity | Fundraising, Motivation, Non-Profits
If you could do your work as a fundraiser from a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity, you would love your job. In our western, white-male-dominated culture in North America, the view we grow up with is that there is “not enough,” and therefore we should get as...