Free Capital Campaign Resources
Guides, checklists, webinars, and podcasts to help you on your campaign journey.
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Benchmark Report: The State of Capital Campaigns
This groundbreaking research into how capital campaigns are planned and executed by North American nonprofits sheds light on many of the common questions and myths surrounding campaigns.
General Help
- Free 45-minute call with a campaign expert
- Get answers to all your burning questions
- Absolutely no strings attached
- A complete campaign checklist and guide
- Break your campaign down into manageable steps
- 7 campaign phases explained in full detail
- A complete overview of capital campaigns
- Get a handle on capital campaign basics
- Understand the capital campaign timeline
- Find out how prepared your organization really is
- Learn about your weaknesses and strengths
- Identify areas for improvement before your campaign
- Learn how prepared your development office is
- Take a closer look your office’s capacity
- Evaluate your office’s readiness in 17 critical areas
- Find out if your systems can handle a campaign
- Learn what technology you’ll need for your campaign
- Discover what to improve BEFORE your campaign starts
- Weekly discussions about capital campaigns
- Common campaign questions answered by experts
- Listen through your favorite app, anywhere, anytime
- Learn the essential terms of capital campaigns
- Get answers to many campaign questions
- Questions organized into user-friendly categories
- A checklist for deciding if DIY is right for you
- Reasons why you might DIY a campaign
- Guidance on budgeting, building a team, and crafting a vision
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With our approach, you get the support, expertise, and guidance you need — plus all the tools and materials — to make your campaign a success.
Uncertain Times
- Get your questions answered live each week
- Learn from Co-Founders Amy Eisenstein and Andrea Kihlstedt
- Timely updates about the nonprofit sector
- Resetting your strategy following COVID-19
- Thinking outside-the-box to guide your nonprofit
- How to create lasting resiliency for your organization
- Practical advice to keep in touch with donors
- How to deal with economic instability
- Ways to continue fundraising through a crisis
Board Readiness
- Roles and responsibilities of board members
- Learn to engage board members in your campaign
- Share this PDF eBook with your entire board
- Find out if your board members are up to snuff
- Identify strengths and weakness of your board
- Quick assessment; takes less than 10 minutes
- Library of resources on all board readiness
- Articles to answer your board-related questions
- Best practices to guide your board through a campaign
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Wisdom from first woman African American Chair of AFP
- Tips for women and black fundraisers
- Lean about AADO and its important mission
- How to incorporate DEI in your campaign
- Why DEI practices will attract more donors
- Learn what Capital Campaign Pro is doing about DEI
- Increase a sense of belonging through a campaign
- Discover 7 ways to increase your cultural competency
- Learn how ‘belonging’ is at the core of your work
Feasibility Studies
- A complete overview of feasibility studies
- Sample interview question topics (and answer analysis tips)
- Tips for choosing a consultant and the best study model
- Utilize a study that will engage potential donors
- Talk directly with to your best campaign donors
- Discover how to save money and raise bigger gifts early on
- Discover the value of a Guided Feasibility Study
- Engage your best campaign donors directly
- Learn how this model can apply to your campaign
Campaign Phases
- Discover the seven key phases of a campaign
- Learn what steps happen and when
- Gain strategy and insight for handling each step
- Library of resources on raising early dollars
- Find articles about leadership level gifts
- Learn from campaign experts and best practices
- Library of resources for engaging volunteers and donors
- Learn how to prevent annual fund sabotage
- Learn from campaign experts and best practices
