Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
“Should we start a capital campaign now? ” That’s a question we get asked all the time. We often answer the question with another question: “What’s the purpose of the capital campaign?” Or, stated in another way -- What do you need the ...
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 ...
Unfortunately, many nonprofit leaders are fundraising from a place of desperation. The situation feels hopeless when money is so tight. When you can’t pay the rent or make payroll, the situation becomes desperate. This is a terrible ...
Capital campaigns accomplish much more than money. The very idea that you could raise lots of money inspires you to think from abundance and to imagine how your organization might have more impact. And, as our friend Nick Fellers reminds ...
Imagine that you (the ED or DD of your organization) are meeting with a donor who has the capacity to give a significant gift to your organization. Ready… You have scheduled the meeting specifically to talk about the possibility of a gift ...
The idea of practicing something gets an undeserved bad rap. I suspect it probably comes from childhood, when a parent pushed you to practice the piano or practice penmanship or practice shooting hoops. It seemed like drudgery. But from ...
A big part of any campaign’s overall success is whether — and how — you engage volunteers in soliciting gifts. In other words, if you can get a handful of volunteers to solicit even a small number of gifts, you will have a big ...
As you begin planning for a capital campaign, you've got to get everyone speaking the same language about your organization -- your board members and staff members, the person who answers the phone and (especially) the person who sits at ...
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