by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 25, 2020 | Audience, Authenticity, Intention, Solicitations | Asking, Communication
You’ve done all the research. You’ve figured out your donor’s passions and interests and you’ve created an offer you feel your donor wants to invest in. Leading up to your solicitation meeting, you’re rehearsing your ask. Even as you prep for a permission-based ask,...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 9, 2019 | Donor Preferences, Solicitations | Communication, Direct Response, Donor-Centered
At Veritus, we get asked all the time whether or not a major donor should get fund appeal letters, email solicitations, etc. if the donor is in the portfolio of a major gift officer. The short answer is YES! Typically, most major donors move through your major gift...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 16, 2014 | Customer Service, Planning, Solicitations | Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
After one of the most brutal winters for folks in North America, many of us are looking forward to summertime. Yet there is a danger for development professionals and major gift officers in the summer: you can become complacent. I call it the Summertime Fundraising...