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Immerse Donors in Your Mission by Creating a Truly Memorable Experience

Immerse Donors in Your Mission by Creating a Truly Memorable Experience

By Amy Eisenstein

Last week, Tammy Zonker, one of Capital Campaign Pro’s brilliant team members, spoke at the International Conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP ICON). In a conference filled with sessions on AI, her presentation on ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Uncategorized

Best Project Management Tools for Nonprofit Capital Campaigns

Best Project Management Tools for Nonprofit Capital Campaigns

By Steven Shattuck

Capital campaigns require a high volume of task management. Teams are tracking timelines, scheduling meetings, preparing materials, coordinating volunteers, and keeping multiple moving parts aligned across months or years. Without a clear ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Data & AI

The “Rare Bird” Strategy for Your Capital Campaign

The “Rare Bird” Strategy for Your Capital Campaign (When One Lands, Don’t Ignore it!)

By Sarah Plimpton

In a recent Capital Campaign Pro group advising call, a longtime client (we’ll call her “Tanya”) brought a pretty routine conundrum to the discussion. Tanya is deep in her campaign’s quiet phase and explained that she had a $150,000 ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

5 Simple Tips and Tricks to Make Your Fundraising (and Life) Better

5 Simple Tips and Tricks to Make Your Fundraising (and Life) Better

By Andrea Kihlstedt

As a capital campaign consultant, I've doled out lots of advice over the years. A few tips recur again and again. These are the tips that always seem fresh and pertinent and important. These tips are more about human nature than they are ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Major Gifts

Afraid to Ask for a Major Gift in a Tough Economy? Don’t Be – Here’s Why

Afraid to Ask for a Major Gift in a Tough Economy? Don’t Be – Here’s Why

By Amy Eisenstein

If you or your leadership team are feeling hesitant to ask for gifts right now, you’re not alone. Economic uncertainty, global instability, and constant negative headlines can make it feel like the worst possible moment to fundraise. But ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Uncertain Times

6 Common Reasons Capital Campaigns Fail (and How to Avoid Them)

6 Common Reasons Capital Campaigns Fail (and How to Avoid Them)

By Steven Shattuck

Capital campaigns carry a lot of emotional weight. Boards worry about them. Executive directors lose sleep over them. Development teams feel the pressure of getting every major step right. And that’s all before the campaign even ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

The Most Underrated Capital Campaign Strategy? Thinking Time

The Most Underrated Capital Campaign Strategy? Thinking Time

By Sarah Plimpton

In capital campaigns, activity is everything. Donor visits need scheduling. Board members want updates. Architects need decisions. Volunteers need call lists and talking points. Deadlines lurk around every corner. And in the middle of all ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

How to Pivot Your Capital Campaign When the World Is in Crisis

How to Pivot Your Capital Campaign When the World is in Crisis

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If you're in the midst of a capital campaign and you're wondering how to proceed in the face of political instability, economic uncertainty, international conflict, or a local emergency, there are a number of steps that can help you ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Uncertain Times

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