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Leveraging Your Donor Database for Capital Campaign Success

Leveraging Your Donor Database for Capital Campaign Success

By Steven Shattuck

When embarking on a capital campaign, nonprofits often look outward -- researching best practices, hiring a consultant, and seeking major donors. But the key to maximizing your fundraising success already lies within your organization. Your ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Data & AI, Donor Cultivation

How to Get Your Donor Database Ready for a Capital Campaign

How to Get Your Donor Database Ready for a Capital Campaign

By Steven Shattuck

A successful capital campaign takes extensive planning and preparation. While factors like the case for support and leadership gifts are critical, having clean, organized donor data is the essential foundation on which to build your ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Data & AI, Donor Cultivation

6 Effective Ways to Engage Donors During a Capital Campaign

6 Effective Ways to Engage Donors During a Capital Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

The following is a guest post written by Frank Mumford, CFRE, who works with Gravyty, a leading donor engagement software company. Capital campaigns are a major initiative for fundraising organizations that require long-term, strategic ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

Use Your Capital Campaign to Expand Your Cultural Competency Skills

Use Your Capital Campaign to Expand Your Cultural Competency Skills

By Kristin Raack

Capital campaigns are powerful catalysts for transformational growth, and simultaneously a time of great inspiration that strengthens the relationships with your donors and communities. But, in the busyness of a campaign, some of your ...

Filed Under: DEI, Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

A Great Strategy to Assist Your ED with Daunting Capital Campaign Tasks

A Great Strategy to Assist Your ED with Daunting Capital Campaign Tasks

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Have trouble getting your Executive Director to make their calls, schedule appointments with major donors, and other capital campaign-related tasks? You're not alone. Executive Directors Often Mean Well, But... I recently spoke with ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

How to Design Engaging Meetings for Your Capital Campaign

How to Design Truly Engaging Capital Campaign Meetings

By Andrea Kihlstedt

I’ll bet you’ve been to meetings that were a total waste of your time. Unfortunately, lousy meetings are all too common. And the time-suck is only one of the consequences. Poorly planned meetings also sap people’s energy and dampen their ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant vs. Do-It-Yourself: What Works for You?

Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant vs. Do-It-Yourself: What Works for You?

By Amy Eisenstein

If your organization is planning a capital campaign, it’s likely that you’re discussing whether to hire external help. However, that’s usually the wrong question. The question you should ask yourself is this: What support do we really need ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign, Pre-Campaign

5 Reasons for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Your Campaign

5 Reasons for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) in Your Campaign

By Amy Eisenstein

Incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) into your capital campaign is important for many reasons. In addition to ethical and moral reasons, there’s growing evidence that a DEIA workplace is good for business. How ...

Filed Under: DEI, Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

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