Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
If you're considering hiring a capital campaign consultant, it’s likely that someone on your leadership team wants to issue an RFP (request for proposal). However, most busy (aka “good”) consultants don’t respond to RFP’s. Why? Because ...
Don't assume that your Executive Director knows much about capital campaigns. Very few do. Perhaps your CEO has been involved in a campaign before, but chances are she hasn't taken an organization from the beginning to the end of a ...
You’ve likely heard of 30 under 30 and 40 under 40 lists. But have you heard of the Forbes 50 over 50? It’s a special category of recognition for women in business who have had major accomplishments in the second part of their professional ...
Over the years, I’ve learned a ton from the amazing Nick Fellers, the CEO of For Impact. I’ve adapted some of his ideas for capital campaign fundraising. I’m happy to introduce you to another gem from Nick – “Action Forcing Events.” Action ...
Capital campaigns are the most effective form of fundraising. Organizations often raise ten times what they raise every year -- without cannibalizing that important annual fundraising lifeline. I’ve written books and posts and literally ...
Meetings can be boring, but they don’t have to be. Meetings -- especially capital campaign meetings -- tend to be boring to participants when they don’t participate. Take a moment to consider the word participant. Do you give them the ...
Imagine this: You’ve been working on a capital campaign to raise $5,000,000 for two and a half years. The campaign has gone pretty well. In fact, you’ve gotten some gifts that were bigger than you anticipated. To date, you’ve raised ...
Recruiting the right committee members for your campaign is important because they will bring valuable skills, connections, and energy to your campaign, while the wrong ones can drain resources, frustrate staff and volunteers, and even slow ...
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