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7 Tips to Ask Friends for Capital Campaign Gifts Without the Awkwardness

7 Tips to Ask Friends for Capital Campaign Gifts (Without the Awkwardness)

By Sarah Plimpton

Every week on our peer support calls, nonprofit leaders from all over the country gather to swap stories, share tips, and tackle thorny campaign questions. During a recent call, Hilary, an Executive Director at a small historical society, ...

Filed Under: Major Gifts, Quiet Phase

Donor Advised Funds: Myths, Facts, and Maximizing DAF Potential

Donor Advised Funds: Myths, Facts, and Maximizing DAF Potential

By Kristin Raack

With DAF Day coming up, it’s worth taking a moment to revisit this powerful philanthropic tool and their influence on capital campaigns and major gift strategies. A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is simply a charitable savings account. Donors ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

Charitable Giving and the New Tax Law: What Capital Campaign Leaders Need to Know

Charitable Giving and the New Tax Law: What Capital Campaign Leaders Need to Know

By Steven Shattuck

When Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 4th, 2025, most of the news coverage focused on its wide-reaching tax and spending changes. Less attention has been given to provisions that directly affect charitable ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign, Major Gifts

A Cautionary Tale: How a Gift Solicitation Goes Wrong

A Cautionary Tale: How a Gift Solicitation Goes Wrong

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Have you ever wondered what the ideal number of people is to solicit a gift? Is a one-on-one meeting best? Or perhaps you should bring two people... maybe your President and campaign chair? Or perhaps three people would be even better -- ...

Filed Under: Major Gifts

Stretch Giving for Capital Campaigns: What It Is and How to Inspire Donors

Stretch Giving for Capital Campaigns: Inspiring Donors to Give Bigger

By Sarah Plimpton

Not long ago, during a training on the board’s role in a capital campaign, a Capital Campaign Pro client we’ll call Polly dropped a thoughtful, two-part question in the chat: What exactly is a stretch gift and how can we help board members ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

Strategic Planning's Role in Major Gift Fundraising: Shared Communication Between the Board and ED

Strategic Planning’s Role in Major Gift Fundraising: Shared Clarity and Vision

By Capital Campaign Pro Team

The following is guest post by Sophia Shaw, Co-founder of PlanPerfect and former President and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Did you ever hear the one about the donor who walks unannounced into a board meeting? The executive director ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Campaign Planning, Major Gifts

Do You Have the Major Gift Prospects to Meet Your Capital Campaign Goal?

Do You Have the Major Gift Prospects to Meet Your Capital Campaign Goal?

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Capital campaigns are always based on a huge, exciting vision. That’s what you need to inspire donors to step up and make those really big gifts. We love a big bold vision. Your campaign will probably have its own big bold vision, based on ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign, Major Gifts, Pre-Campaign

4 Ways Volunteer Solicitors Are Essential to a Successful Capital Campaign

Why Volunteer Solicitors Are Essential to a Successful Capital Campaign

By Sarah Plimpton

One of the most valuable perks of Capital Campaign Pro membership is access to weekly group coaching calls. Picture a virtual room with a dozen nonprofit professionals from across the country, each in a different stage of their capital ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

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