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Train Your Board to Think Bigger About Their Campaign Gifts

How High Will You Go? Train Your Board to Think Bigger About Campaign Gifts

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Most people give out of habit. They have a few, perhaps six or eight, organizations they give to and they have an amount they are comfortable giving. For some people $100 is a comfortable gift. Others may comfortably give $500 or $1000 or ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

What I Learned Running a 5K: 3 Keys for Successful Capital Campaigns

What I Learned Running a 5K: 3 Keys for Successful Capital Campaigns

By Amy Eisenstein

One of my goals last year was to run a 5K. When my running buddy hurt her ankle a few weeks into training, I stopped running too. When I set my goals for this year, I did not include running a 5K on my list. As I shared my list of new goals ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning

How You Think About a Capital Campaign Affects Success

How You Think About a Capital Campaign Affects Success

By Andrea Kihlstedt

We spend a good part of our time with clients helping them understand how capital campaigns differ from other kinds of fundraising efforts. But let's step back and ask an even more basic question... What, exactly, is a Capital ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

Is a Capital Campaign Right for Your Organization? 6 Key Questions

Is a Capital Campaign Right for Your Organization? 6 Key Questions

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If you’re thinking about a capital campaign for your organization, you should put yourself through this little checklist to make sure a campaign is the best way for you to raise money now. Capital campaigns are among the most powerful form ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Use Fun and Games to Prepare Board Members for a Capital Campaign

Use Fun and Games to Prepare Your Board for a Capital Campaign

By Amy Eisenstein

The idea of a capital campaign is likely scary to most of your board members. They wonder how much they’ll need to give. They are afraid you’ll want them to ask their friends for money. They don’t know if you can succeed. In the ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness

It’s Not Over When You Reach Your Campaign Goal!

Your Campaign’s Not Over When You Reach Your Campaign Goal

By Amy Eisenstein

I know you have a sense that once you reach your campaign goal, your campaign will be over… done… and you’ll be able to breath a welcome sigh of relief and settle back into your old (less stressful) job. Think again! 4 Types of Campaign ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Post Campaign

Engage Campaign Donors by Inviting Them to Self-Select

Engage Campaign Donors by Inviting Them to Self-Select

By Andrea Kihlstedt

I believe in giving donors a chance to self-select as a way of engaging them in your cause. The approach outlined in this post is easy, it provides great information, and it helps you create a list of people who self-select as being ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

A Cautionary Tale: The Stalled Capital Campaign

A Cautionary Tale: The Stalled Capital Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

We recently invited people to tell us their most pressing campaign challenges and concerns. Some campaign challenges came up again and again. Capital Campaign Challenge: A Stalled Campaign Here’s an email we received from Barbara, a ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Public Phase, Quiet Phase

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