Capital Campaign Pro
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My heart always sinks when an executive director tells me that they want to plan an endowment campaign to raise enough money so that they don’t have to raise money ever again. It’s just wrong-headed. Why? We’ll take a look and lay out our ...
When you think about a capital campaign, you probably imagine that it’ll take two or three years -- perhaps even more. And often it does. Once you’ve decided and honed what you are going to raise money for, then the process of building a ...
If you want your campaign to be successful, you'll have to invest in it. You simply CAN'T do it all yourself! Your campaign will suffer. You will burn out. And the details won't be right! And ... drum roll ... you can add the cost of ...
Let’s face it, a capital campaign hinges on successfully raising the biggest gifts your organization has ever raised. The idea of raising such gigantic gifts is probably terrifying. Initially, you’ll need to raise leadership level gifts. ...
Has your capital campaign stalled? Does progress feel slow or strained? Perhaps your early numbers looked great, with a million-dollar commitment and a couple of other whopping big gifts. You may have raised half of your campaign goal or ...
Most capital campaigns come down to the successful solicitation of approximately 20 or 30 gifts and the work of a very few people who are involved in soliciting one lead gift after another. Often the executive director and a few key board ...
Social media is part of everyday life. There’s no avoiding it. Whether you favor Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn, it’s likely you use social media daily (or hourly). Many nonprofit leaders struggle to determine how and when to use social ...
Do donors give so they can see their name on a plaque? We hear this question quite often, so let's get it out of the way quickly. No -- donors don't make gifts just to see their name on a wall. But naming opportunities *DO* make donors feel ...
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