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A Great Strategy to Assist Your ED with Daunting Capital Campaign Tasks

A Great Strategy to Assist Your ED with Daunting Capital Campaign Tasks

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Have trouble getting your Executive Director to make their calls, schedule appointments with major donors, and other capital campaign-related tasks? You're not alone. Executive Directors Often Mean Well, But... I recently spoke with ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

A Board Member Lowballs a Capital Campaign Gift: What Do You Do?

A Board Member Lowballs a Capital Campaign Gift: What Do You Do?

by Andrea Kihlstedt

One of our Capital Campaign Pro members shared a situation with us recently that had her scratching her head as she tried to figure out how to handle it. Our very thoughtful and experienced advisor, Sarah Plimpton, responded with several ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Donor Cultivation, Major Gifts

Better Donor Cultivation: The DCBA Process for Campaign Volunteers

Better Donor Cultivation: The DCBA Process for Campaign Volunteers

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Often our Capital Campaign Pro members ask questions on the weekly peer support calls that open the way to new insights or ways of thinking. And a couple of weeks ago, that’s what happened. One of our members asked this question: “I’m ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Major Gifts

How To Use Your Campaign to Become a More Powerful Fundraiser

How To Use Your Campaign to Become a More Powerful Fundraiser

by Amy Eisenstein

If you’re considering a capital campaign, it’s inevitable that you’re going to need to discuss money with your donors at one point or another. Unfortunately, we’ve been conditioned and socialized to believe speaking about money is awkward ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

How to Create a Donor Stewardship Plan for Your Campaign

How to Create a Donor Stewardship Plan for Your Campaign

by Amy Eisenstein

Don’t let your campaign donors become one-time donors! A good stewardship plan can make sure that doesn’t happen. Stewardship -- following up after a gift -- will help ensure that your campaign donors give again and again for years to ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Major Gifts

Complex Gifts: A Huge Opportunity for Your Capital Campaign

Complex Gifts: A Huge Opportunity for Your Capital Campaign

by Andrea Kihlstedt

We often go to great pains to make the concepts of capital campaign simple. It’s an illusion, of course! Campaigns often extend for three years or more and are peppered with complexity. Every day, you will likely encounter situations that ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Major Gifts

How to Ask for a Campaign Gift Without Sounding Like a Robot

How to Ask for a Campaign Gift Without Sounding Like a Robot

by Andrea Kihlstedt

I’m sure you’ve been on those Zoom meetings when it looked like the person was talking to you, but you knew they were reading from a script. Even if the person reads the script well, it just feels different and a bit robotic. I suppose ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts

The Fastest Way to Attract (or Repel) Donors: Urgency vs. Desperation

The Fastest Way to Attract (or Repel) Donors: Urgency vs. Desperation

by Amy Eisenstein

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 ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Major Gifts

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