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How to Eliminate the Possibility of Capital Campaign Failure

How to Eliminate the Possibility of Capital Campaign Failure

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Queen Victoria famously said: We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist. I suggest that you take the same approach to your capital campaign. Once you recruit powerful volunteers to serve in leadership ...

Filed Under: General Campaign

Capital Campaigns Are Not About Donor Acquisition (But They Can Help)

Why Capital Campaigns Don’t Rely on Donor Acquisition (But Can Boost It)

By Amy Eisenstein

Capital campaigns overwhelmingly succeed because a handful of large and loyal current donors significantly increase their support. These donors give big -- and often their very first major gifts -- because of a big, bold vision. However, ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Major Gifts

How to Treat Big Donors AFTER they Give a Major Gift

How to Treat Campaign Donors AFTER they Give a Major Gift

By Andrea Kihlstedt

I like to think of fundraising as beginning after someone makes a gift! That may seem strange, but it's really not. In the capital campaign business, the focus is on raising a great deal of money from a relatively few donors. And it's all ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

Time to Worry? 4 Tips for Campaigns Centered Around DEIAB

Time to Worry? 4 Tips for Capital Campaigns Centered Around DEIAB

By Kristin Raack

For countless nonprofits, DEIAB -- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging -- are not just a set of buzz words or an obligatory checklist. DEIAB work is deeply woven into their missions and central to their campaign ...

Filed Under: DEI, General Campaign, Uncertain Times

Running a Successful Gap Funding Campaign in 10 Key Steps

Bridging the Gap: 10 Steps to Running a Successful Gap Funding Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Many nonprofits are feeling the ripple effects of frozen federal appropriations. With Congress slow to finalize agency budgets, federal grants that organizations have relied on for years are frozen in place. Some have been delayed. Others ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts, Uncertain Times

Wealth Screening: Not a Capital Campaign Silver Bullet (But It Can Help)

Wealth Screening: Not a Capital Campaign Silver Bullet (But It Can Help)

By Steven Shattuck

Wealth screening can be a helpful arrow in your capital campaign quiver. However, it’s not a silver bullet. It won’t magically uncover a hidden millionaire down the street who’s been waiting to bankroll your building project. And it ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Donor Cultivation, General Campaign

6 Reasons to Start a Capital Campaign in a Down Economy

6 Reasons to Start a Capital Campaign in a Down Economy

By Amy Eisenstein

Nearly every nonprofit leader with whom I’ve spoken in recent weeks has questioned whether our current uncertain moment is a good time to start a capital campaign. My answer is a hard "yes." One board member suggested my answer was ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Pre-Campaign, Uncertain Times

3 Ways to Get the Very Best Capital Campaign Leadership

3 Ways to Get the Very Best Capital Campaign Leadership

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Imagine this experience... You learn that an organization in your town is planning a capital campaign. You ask the organization's director who is going to chair the campaign. She tells you who has agreed to serve as honorary chair and who ...

Filed Under: General Campaign

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