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Documenting Capital Campaign Gifts with Signed Pledge Forms

Documenting Capital Campaign Gifts with Signed Pledge Forms

By Kimberly Keller

Great news -- your donor has made a capital campaign pledge! After you’ve thanked them, celebrate the moment and reflect on what went right. If volunteers were involved, enjoy the shared victory. The next step, naturally, is to document the ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Post Campaign

How to Get In-Person Meetings with Donors: 3 Strategies

How to Get In-Person Meetings with Donors: 3 Strategies

By Kimberly Keller

Shared face-to-face experiences build trust, create lasting memories, and provide opportunities to discover common interests. However, technology allows us to accomplish so much that it often becomes our “go-to” option. Of course, a mix of ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Major Gifts

3 Ways to Open Doors to New Donors for Your Nonprofit

3 Ways to Open Doors to New Donors for Your Nonprofit

By Kimberly Keller

When you look at your annual report, do you see the same donors’ names year after year? Are new names especially rare in top giving circles? This isn’t uncommon. Many organizations find themselves relying on a small number of core ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation

Guided Feasibility Studies Lead to Deeper Donor Conversations

Guided Feasibility Studies Lead to Deeper Donor Conversations

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Do you wonder whether you could have real, genuine conversations with your largest potential donors that weren’t laced with anxiety? Conversations when you can really discuss your organization -- with all its wonders and challenges -- are ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Feasibility Study

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

Engage Campaign Donors by Inviting Them to Self-Select

Engage Campaign Donors by Inviting Them to Self-Select

By Andrea Kihlstedt

I believe in giving donors a chance to self-select as a way of engaging them in your cause. The approach outlined in this post is easy, it provides great information, and it helps you create a list of people who self-select as being ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

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

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