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How to Use Ad Hoc Capital Campaign Committees to Engage Key Donors

How to Use Ad Hoc Capital Campaign Committees to Engage Key Donors

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If I told you that you’d have to have at least 7 committees for your capital campaign, it might send you into a tailspin. As a seasoned development professional, you know the challenges of volunteer committees. Here’s a list of some of ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Donor Cultivation, Most Popular

How YMCA Capital Campaigns Are Different (And How They Aren't)

How YMCA Capital Campaigns Are Different (And How They Aren’t)

By Steven Shattuck

New research reveals that YMCA capital campaigns share similarities and differences with campaigns in the broader nonprofit sector. In fact, they share some surprising similarities. We recently collaborated with NAYDO (the North American ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Campaign Planning, Donor Cultivation, Feasibility Study, General Campaign

Holiday Gift-Giving to Your Donors: A Guide for Nonprofits

Holiday Gift-Giving to Your Donors: A Guide for Nonprofits

By Kimberly Keller

You’ve probably given some of your donors and board members mementos to mark holidays or special occasions. Maybe it’s a tradition to present a “special something” to trustees as they conclude board terms, or to recognize volunteers who ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Major Gifts

Donor Pyramid: Focus Your Capital Campaign in All the Right Places

The Donor Pyramid: Focus Your Capital Campaign in All the Right Places

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Feel overwhelmed as you think about your capital campaign? Wonder how you'll ever raise the money? The Donor Pyramid -- a concept related to the gift pyramid -- can help you find your way. How the Donor Pyramid fits with Capital ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

Finding Balance: Capital Campaign, Year-End Fundraising, Post-Election Stress

Finding Balance: Capital Campaign, Year-End Fundraising, Post-Election Stress

By Kristin Raack

We see you. You’re trying to juggle the year-end fundraising activities and keep the campaign on track. That’s hard work. On top of that, we’ve all just endured a long and contentious election season. Our country remains divided in ways ...

Filed Under: General Campaign

Campaign Steering Committee: Member Functions and Recruitment Strategies

Capital Campaign Steering Committees: What You Need to Know

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Have you ever served on a committee and had the odd and uncomfortable sensation that you were there for reasons that no one discussed with you? If you’re a major donor, you may suspect that you’ve been invited to the table in the hopes ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Latest Research: The State of Capital Campaigns in 2024

By Steven Shattuck

This is an older post highlighting the research findings from 2024. Click here to review our current benchmark report. Capital campaigns continue to play a vital role in enabling nonprofits to secure the financial resources needed for ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Campaign Planning, Donor Cultivation, Feasibility Study, General Campaign

The Modern Forward-Thinking Approach to Capital Campaign Fundraising

The Modern, Forward-Thinking Approach to Capital Campaign Fundraising

By Amy Eisenstein

I’m sure you know the proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life.” Yet, so much of what we do in the nonprofit sector is feed people rather than teach them to feed ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign, Public Phase

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