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Nonprofit Capital Campaign Readiness: 10 Questions to Ask

By Capital Campaign Pro Team

How do we know if our organization is ready for a capital campaign? If your nonprofit has asked this question, you’re not alone. Capital campaigns are major undertakings, and nonprofits want to ensure they’re ready before they get too ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Pre-Campaign Tagged With: how to start a capital campaign, planning a capital campaign, starting a capital campaign

Strategic Planning and Capital Campaigns

Strategic Planning: The Cornerstone of a Successful Capital Campaign

By Steven Shattuck

When organizations embark on a capital campaign, they often think about big goals, major donors, and tangible outcomes, like new facilities or increased endowment funds. But at the heart of most successful campaigns is something less flashy ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Capital Campaign Consultant Costs: An Essential Guide

By Kimberly Keller

If you’re considering launching a capital campaign, you’re probably already thinking about how a campaign consultant might fit into your plans. You might be anxious about consulting costs and how you’ll pay for them. You may also wonder ...

Filed Under: Feasibility Study, General Campaign, Pre-Campaign

How to Get Your Board Ready for a Capital Campaign

How to Get Your Board Ready for a Capital Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

In our work helping organizations prepare for capital campaigns, we often see a curious disconnect when it comes to board members' understanding of the campaign. FACT -- Board members care deeply about your organization. They dutifully ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Pre-Campaign

Capital Campaign Committees: The Ultimate Guide

Capital Campaign Committees: The Essential Guide for Success

By Amy Eisenstein

Every capital campaign has hundreds of moving pieces, from marketing to fundraising appeals to donor recognition, and more. This is why we often say campaigns require all hands on deck; you’ll need more than just your team of staff members ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Most Popular, Pre-Campaign, Quiet Phase

Campaign Steering Committee: Member Functions and Recruitment Strategies

Capital Campaign Steering Committees: What You Need to Know

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Have you ever served on a committee and had the odd and uncomfortable sensation that you were there for reasons that no one discussed with you? If you’re a major donor, you may suspect that you’ve been invited to the table in the hopes ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

What's Your Organization's Capital Campaign Moonshot?

What’s Your Organization’s Capital Campaign Moonshot?

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If one of your largest donors asked you what would transform your organization -- what would "take it to the moon" in terms of helping more people and having more impact -- would you have an answer? Though capital campaigns are usually more ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Pre-Campaign

Is a Capital Campaign Right for Your Organization? 6 Key Questions

Is a Capital Campaign Right for Your Organization? 6 Key Questions

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If you’re thinking about a capital campaign for your organization, you should put yourself through this little checklist to make sure a campaign is the best way for you to raise money now. Capital campaigns are among the most powerful form ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

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