Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
Last year, we summarized Giving USA 2025 (which reported on 2024 philanthropy trends) and what the findings meant for nonprofits planning or running capital campaigns. The newest report, Giving USA 2026, offers another encouraging headline, ...
Every capital campaign starts with a goal. What project or initiative at your nonprofit needs major funding? For many organizations, starting an endowment seems like a great answer on the surface. With a large pool of investment funds ...
All capital campaigns have ebbs and flows. Some phases are naturally busy, others are slower — so it's easy to assume summer is a time when nothing happens. After all, donors are likely traveling. You, your staff, and board members ...
With a bit of careful observation, you can learn what you need to know before you invite someone to join your board or campaign steering committee. In fact you can apply the same theory to hiring staff and selecting consultants. I’ve known ...
Are you stuck in the mud with your capital campaign fundraising? Tired of looking at spreadsheets and organizing committees and writing your case for support? Do you feel like you're not ready enough to actually contact your donors? Like ...
Each spring, the nonprofit sector gets a wave of new fundraising research. These reports give us a useful read on donor behavior, revenue trends, retention, digital giving, recurring giving, and major gift activity. For organizations ...
Even the best-planned capital campaigns — backed by strong feasibility studies, enthusiastic donors, and a compelling vision — encounter unexpected turns. Costs rise. Timelines shift. Opportunities emerge that nobody could have predicted at ...
If you're an experienced fundraiser, you've been taught that in-person, face-to-face solicitation is the most effective way to solicit gifts. But is face-to-face donor solicitation really the best way to fundraise? Is Face-to-Face ...
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