The Issue of Poverty Porn
Wikipedia defines poverty porn, also known as development porn, famine porn, or stereotype porn, as “any type of media, be it written, photographed or filmed, which exploits the poor’s condition in order to generate the necessary sympathy for selling media...
Why Don’t You Just Cover Up the Need?
One of the most frustrating behaviors I’ve encountered in my career in fundraising is people (of every type) covering up the need that their non-profit exists to address. They try to pretty-up the need, to make it “acceptable” to the donor – as if that were an...
How One MGO Gets Close to the Need
We are constantly talking about how important it is for you to get close to the need, so that you keep your heart warm and ready to properly represent that need to your donor. I was fascinated to read how Peter Zehren does it. He’s a MGO from the Wisconsin Upper...
Are You Breaking the Hearts of Your Donors?
When was the last time you were with one of your donors and he became emotional about the work of your organization? At Veritus Group, we are all about creating structure to ensure the success of our clients’ major gift programs. We manage and help MGOs to make sure...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
