Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
If you’re getting ready for a capital campaign, you might be wondering if you need a consultant… or whether you can even afford a consultant. Many nonprofit leaders decide to forgo hiring a campaign consultant because of concerns about ...
If you’re getting ready for a capital campaign, you might be wondering if you need a consultant. While we recommend outside expertise in most cases, there are some organizations that will opt for a DIY (do-it-yourself) capital campaign. In ...
If your organization is planning a capital campaign, it’s likely that you’re discussing whether to hire external help. However, that’s usually the wrong question. The question you should ask yourself is this: What support do we really need ...
Here's a quick three-question test to help you determine if you're organization is anywhere near ready for a capital campaign. While there are a great many things required to be fully ready for a campaign, the questions here points to the ...
I recently spoke to Ellen, an Executive Director who has been working on a campaign for the last few years and reached out because she’s stuck mid-campaign. The Importance of Having a Roadmap for Your Capital Campaign Ellen and her team had ...
Every few years, an article comes out about how the donor pyramid is dead or doesn’t work or worse -- is injurious to the field. Recently, in an article by Drew Lindsay in the Chronical of Philanthropy, this classic fundraising tool is once ...
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 ...
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