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Andrea Kihlstedt

Don’t Silo Your Capital Campaign: 6 Ways to Engage Key Stakeholders

Don’t Silo Your Capital Campaign: 6 Ways to Engage Key Stakeholders

By Andrea Kihlstedt

As you plan and launch your capital campaign, there are a number of reasons you should involve lots of people from your organization in the process. One of our expert advisors, Richard Quinn, has written a guest post outlining six ways to ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

How to Pick the Right People for Your Campaign Feasibility Study

How to Pick the Right People for Your Campaign Feasibility Study

By Andrea Kihlstedt

A feasibility study is only as good as the information you gather. And that information is only as good as the people you have chosen to interview. So if you want your feasibility study to yield the right results, you’ve got to select the ...

Filed Under: Feasibility Study

Capital Campaign Timing: 4 Lessons to Build Donor Trust

Capital Campaign Timing: 4 Lessons to Build Donor Trust

By Andrea Kihlstedt

The timing of your campaign must take many things into consideration. Is your organization ready? Do you have the donors? Is it a propitious time in your community? Are the economic indicators positive? These and many more ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

Your Capital Campaign Isn’t Done When You Reach Your Goal

Your Capital Campaign Isn’t Done When You Reach Your Goal

By Andrea Kihlstedt

I know you’ll feel a huge surge of relief once you’re campaign goes over its goal. That pledge comes in that surges you over the top and you send a celebratory email out to the key people who have been working on your campaign. We did it! ...

Filed Under: Post Campaign

A Powerful Way to Build Your Board Before a Campaign

A Powerful Way to Build Your Board Before a Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Years ago, I had the good fortune to meet Peter, a wise man who was experienced in the ways of nonprofits. Peter was not only wise, but he was also wealthy and had access to the upper echelons of New York society. For years, Peter had ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Pre-Campaign

Understand How Major Donors Think: Meet Isabel and John

Understand How Major Donors Think: Meet Isabel and John

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Major donors fuel capital campaigns. And when it comes to capital campaigns, three questions always pop up, again and again: Will our capital campaign cannibalize our annual fundraising? Should we include our annual fundraising in our ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Major Gifts

Plan a Campaign to Take Your Nonprofit Back to the Future

Plan a Campaign to Take Your Nonprofit Back to the Future

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Think back to the time before Covid-19... Can you recall your organization’s goals back then? Do you remember what you were planning to raise money for? Did you have big goals that were rudely interrupted when you couldn’t do ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Uncertain Times

Comprehensive Campaigns: Including Everything Toward Your Campaign Goal

Comprehensive Campaigns: Including Everything Toward Your Campaign Goal

By Andrea Kihlstedt

What should count toward a campaign goal? In addition to capital gifts, should you count gifts made to your annual fundraising program? How about gala revenue? And planned gifts? Or should you only count gifts made specifically to your ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

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