Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
One of the super important but overlooked skills required in capital campaign fundraising is the ability to select and enlist great people. If you have a campaign team made of great board members, great campaign committee volunteers, and ...
“Should we start a capital campaign now? ” That’s a question we get asked all the time. We often answer the question with another question: “What’s the purpose of the capital campaign?” Or, stated in another way -- What do you need the ...
Make a short list of five things you want to know about your largest donors or prospective donors. Chances are your list will start with how much money and resources they have so you can determine if they have the capacity give a large ...
What do you think is the most common worry board members have when they are considering a capital campaign? If what came to your mind was the worry that a capital campaign would cannibalize their fundraising for operations, you’d be ...
Unfortunately, many nonprofit leaders are fundraising from a place of desperation. The situation feels hopeless when money is so tight. When you can’t pay the rent or make payroll, the situation becomes desperate. This is a terrible ...
Capital campaigns accomplish much more than money. The very idea that you could raise lots of money inspires you to think from abundance and to imagine how your organization might have more impact. And, as our friend Nick Fellers reminds ...
Nonprofit staff and volunteers pinch pennies. Maybe they believe donors want them to be frugal or they think that’s what they’re supposed to do as responsible nonprofit leaders. It’s true that many donors love the concept of low overhead. ...
Today's post is a guest contribution by my colleague, Peter Heller. Peter suggests using a simple but effective strategy for cultivating donors known as the Whisper Strategy. The Whisper Strategy, advanced donor cultivation strategy, has ...
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