Stop Blaming….
I have to admit, I’m writing from a bit of frustration this morning. I’ve been hearing from a number of fundraising professionals who are lamenting that their major gift program is not producing like they need it to, and they’re blaming every outside source they can...
Permission-Based Asking: An Introduction
Today, I’m really excited to begin a series of six blogs that will introduce a new asking model that Veritus has created. It’s called Permission-Based AskingTM. Jeff and I have a ton of energy about this because we’ve been searching for a way to fully express our...
Provide Options in Your Ask
Here is how one major gift officer turned a donor’s gift of $2,600 last year into a gift of $56,500 this year. It all started at a Veritus Group retreat last fall, when one of our client managers shared how one organization she works with listed donor projects...
How Silos Abuse the Donor
It happened at a large southwestern non-profit. A woman had inherited a substantial amount of wealth from her father, and over the years (when both she and her husband were in good health) she had given this non-profit over $80 million, plus other property and even...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
