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How to Recruit the Best Capital Campaign Volunteers

How to Recruit the Best Capital Campaign Volunteers: 10 Tips

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Capital campaigns that engage great volunteers have a better chance of being successful than those that don’t. Why? Because people who volunteer to help with campaigns also give to campaigns -- much like board members Furthermore, people ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Donor Cultivation

Pledges: The Secret Sauce for Capital Campaign Success

Pledges: The Secret Sauce for Capital Campaign Success

by Amy Eisenstein

The success of a capital campaign relies heavily on the ability to request, secure, and collect pledges from donors. Multi-year pledges are the secret sauce for capital campaign fundraising because they provide a sense of commitment for ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Post Campaign

Overwhelmed? 4 Ways to Simplify Your Campaign’s Quiet Phase

Overwhelmed? 4 Ways to Simplify Your Campaign’s Quiet Phase

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Sometimes the solution to being overwhelmed is to be more efficient. You can get more things done in a shorter amount of time. Up-to-date lists, functional systems, and seamless staffing can enable you to whip through your tasks accurately ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Quiet Phase

Donor Investment Reports: Help Alleviate Donor Confusion

Donor Investment Reports: Help Alleviate Donor Confusion

by Andrea Kihlstedt

One of the most common questions we get about capital campaigns is whether they will (or won’t) cannibalize the annual fund. And, if your organization relies on the annual fundraising to support your operating budget, that’s a question you ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation

Taking Care of Donors Who Say 'NO' and Turn You Down

Taking Care of Donors Who Say ‘NO’ and Turn You Down

by Andrea Kihlstedt

It feels like a slap in the face. Even seeing the word NO gives me a queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. It feels lousy to be rejected by anyone. And it’s particularly painful when you ask a well-cultivated donor for a large gift you ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation

How to Create a Donor Stewardship Plan for Your Campaign

How to Create a Donor Stewardship Plan for Your Campaign

by Amy Eisenstein

Don’t let your campaign donors become one-time donors! A good stewardship plan can make sure that doesn’t happen. Stewardship -- following up after a gift -- will help ensure that your campaign donors give again and again for years to ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Major Gifts

Offended by a Donor? Try the “Feel-Felt-Found” Approach

Offended by a Donor? Try the “Feel-Felt-Found” Approach

by Andrea Kihlstedt

I felt my blood pressure rise... When a Donor Says Something Offensive One of my wealthiest donors had just complained to me about the people we serve. Don had stopped by to drop off a check. As he walked into my office, he was shaking his ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

Learning About Your Lead Donors: Manipulation, Persuasion or Opportunity?

Learning About Your Lead Donors: Manipulation, Persuasion or Opportunity?

by Andrea Kihlstedt

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 ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

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