Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
Do the wealthiest people in your community seem beyond your reach? Especially during a capital campaign? This is part one of a two-part miniseries about the wrong ways and right ways to approach prospective wealthy donors for a campaign ...
If you’ve been in this business for a while, you know that one of the best ways to cultivate prospective donors is to ask them for advice. And on the surface that sounds easy. Most everyone likes to be asked for advice, right? Well… sort ...
Imagine this: You’ve been working on a capital campaign to raise $5,000,000 for two and a half years. The campaign has gone pretty well. In fact, you’ve gotten some gifts that were bigger than you anticipated. To date, you’ve raised ...
If you’re getting ready for a capital campaign, you may be wondering how in heaven’s name you’re going to find the time to run a campaign when you can barely get all of the requirements of your current responsibilities done. You may find it ...
The ultimate power team for your capital campaign consists of: the Executive Director (or CEO) the Development Director (or lead development person) and Board Chair When those three leaders are working well together, they form a ...
If your organization is heading into a capital campaign, you may have some concerns about your board members -- and rightfully so. Ask yourself: Are your board members often stubbornly wrong-headed? Do they have beliefs about capital ...
Sometimes the solution to being overwhelmed is to be more efficient. You can get more things done in a shorter amount of time. Up-to-date lists, functional systems, and seamless staffing can enable you to whip through your tasks accurately ...
Complex capital campaign meetings are the new normal. In fact, it’s becoming rare to be part of a meeting where everyone is sitting around the same table. Some people attend in person. Others phone in. And yet others attend via video ...
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