Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
Imagine that you (the ED or DD of your organization) are meeting with a donor who has the capacity to give a significant gift to your organization. Ready… You have scheduled the meeting specifically to talk about the possibility of a gift ...
Capital campaigns are every fundraiser’s pot of gold. Boards, CEO’s, and fundraisers all dream of these big drives that can fund important programs, expand your reach, and catapult your organization to new heights. Capital campaigns bring ...
It’s a rare organization that finishes a feasibility study and learns that they have all the lead prospects they need to have a hugely successful campaign. Far more likely, you’ll have found that only a few of those prospects who know your ...
Our friend, Gail Perry, and her colleagues have suggested that you should eliminate the public phase of your capital campaign. Quick Recap: Quiet Phase and Public Phase Capital campaigns have traditionally been structured to raise the bulk ...
I’ll bet you’ve heard people talk about the quiet phase and public phase of a capital campaign. You may also have been to a campaign kick-off. But do you really know what those things are and why they matter? In this post, you’ll learn ...
The idea of practicing something gets an undeserved bad rap. I suspect it probably comes from childhood, when a parent pushed you to practice the piano or practice penmanship or practice shooting hoops. It seemed like drudgery. But from ...
Have you ever taken an improv class? I know it’s an unlikely suggestion, but if you’re in the donor relations part of fundraising, you’d learn a ton of transferable skills. Because the best conversation is always improvised. Have you ever ...
Is there a formula for capital campaign success? Absolutely! Whether your campaign will be successful (or not) depends on your ability to have the courage to set big goals and then temper that unbridled optimism based on clear headed ...
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