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Do I Need to Hire an Owner's Rep for my Capital Campaign? 3 Reasons You Should

Do I Need to Hire an Owner’s Rep for my Capital Campaign? 3 Reasons You Should

By Capital Campaign Pro Team

The following is guest post by Sanjeevanee Vidwans, an Independent Capital Project Management Consultant. She has more than 25 years of experience delivering capital projects in both public and private sectors. If you are embarking on a ...

Filed Under: General Campaign

Two Human Skills that Will Help Your Capital Campaign Succeed

Two Human Skills that Will Help Your Capital Campaign Succeed

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Now more than ever, particularly with the rise of AI, we shouldn’t overlook the human skills that play an integral role in the success of capital campaigns. After all, it’s often in the most high-pressure moments that our human strengths ...

Filed Under: Uncategorized

7 Tips to Ask Friends for Capital Campaign Gifts Without the Awkwardness

7 Tips to Ask Friends for Capital Campaign Gifts (Without the Awkwardness)

By Sarah Plimpton

Every week on our peer support calls, nonprofit leaders from all over the country gather to swap stories, share tips, and tackle thorny campaign questions. During a recent call, Hilary, an Executive Director at a small historical society, ...

Filed Under: Major Gifts, Quiet Phase

Donor Advised Funds: Myths, Facts, and Maximizing DAF Potential

Donor Advised Funds: Myths, Facts, and Maximizing DAF Potential

By Kristin Raack

With DAF Day coming up, it’s worth taking a moment to revisit this powerful philanthropic tool and their influence on capital campaigns and major gift strategies. A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is simply a charitable savings account. Donors ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

Happiness, Habits, and Fundraising: Strategies to Help You Survive and Thrive

Happiness, Habits, and Fundraising: Strategies to Help You Survive and Thrive

By Amy Eisenstein

Fundraising can be incredibly rewarding work, and it can also take a toll. Many people step into this field because they want to make the world a better place, yet they often find themselves stretched thin, juggling too many priorities, and ...

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Charitable Giving and the New Tax Law: What Capital Campaign Leaders Need to Know

Charitable Giving and the New Tax Law: What Capital Campaign Leaders Need to Know

By Steven Shattuck

When Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 4th, 2025, most of the news coverage focused on its wide-reaching tax and spending changes. Less attention has been given to provisions that directly affect charitable ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign, Major Gifts

A Cautionary Tale: How a Gift Solicitation Goes Wrong

A Cautionary Tale: How a Gift Solicitation Goes Wrong

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Have you ever wondered what the ideal number of people is to solicit a gift? Is a one-on-one meeting best? Or perhaps you should bring two people... maybe your President and campaign chair? Or perhaps three people would be even better -- ...

Filed Under: Major Gifts

Stretch Giving for Capital Campaigns: What It Is and How to Inspire Donors

Stretch Giving for Capital Campaigns: Inspiring Donors to Give Bigger

By Sarah Plimpton

Not long ago, during a training on the board’s role in a capital campaign, a Capital Campaign Pro client we’ll call Polly dropped a thoughtful, two-part question in the chat: What exactly is a stretch gift and how can we help board members ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

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