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How to Engage Less Wealthy Board Members in Your Capital Campaign

How to Engage Less Wealthy Board Members in Your Capital Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

As you get ready for a capital campaign, you'd better be sure that your board members know what's coming down the pike. You can't assume that just because someone is a board member and has participated in all of the conversations about ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Campaign Planning

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

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

A Board Member Lowballs a Capital Campaign Gift: What Do You Do?

A Board Member Lowballs a Capital Campaign Gift: What Do You Do?

By Andrea Kihlstedt

One of our Capital Campaign Pro members shared a situation with us recently that had her scratching her head as she tried to figure out how to handle it. Our very thoughtful and experienced advisor, Sarah Plimpton, responded with several ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Donor Cultivation, Major Gifts

New Research: The State of Capital Campaigns 2023

New Research: The State of Capital Campaigns 2023

By Steven Shattuck

This is an older post highlighting the research findings from 2023. Click here to review our current benchmark report. Capital campaigns play a pivotal role in enabling nonprofits to secure the financial resources needed for major ...

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

7 Questions Every Board Member Needs Answered Before Your Campaign

7 Questions Every Board Member Needs Answered Before Your Campaign

By Amy Eisenstein

The idea of a capital campaign can be exciting and terrifying all at the same time. Most board members don’t have experience with capital campaigns and are, therefore, afraid of such an enormous fundraising goal. Board members might be ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness

Train Your Board About Capital Campaigns Using this Quiz

Train Your Board About Capital Campaigns Using this Quiz

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Many people have misconceptions and believe certain myths about capital campaigns. If your organization is heading into a capital campaign, you can have some fun with your board by giving them a pop quiz and then discussing the right and ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness

5 Things You Should Do to Prepare Your Board for a Capital Campaign

5 Things You Should Do to Prepare Your Board for a Capital Campaign

By Amy Eisenstein

It’s a big deal for any organization to contemplate a capital campaign. And it’s critical that each board member gets on board before you proceed. Therefore, you should be doing everything possible early in the planning process to help your ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness

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