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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

Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant vs. Do-It-Yourself: What Works for You?

Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant vs. Do-It-Yourself: What Works for You?

By Amy Eisenstein

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 ...

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

Depth Chart: The Little-Known Roadmap to a Successful Capital Campaign

Depth Chart: The Little-Known Roadmap to a Successful Capital Campaign

By Amy Eisenstein

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 ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Is the Donor Pyramid (Gift Range Chart) Becoming Obsolete?

Is the Donor Pyramid (Gift Range Chart) Becoming Obsolete?

By Andrea Kihlstedt

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 ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

A Better RFP to Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant (with Template)

A Better RFP to Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant (with Template)

By Amy Eisenstein

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 ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Pre-Campaign

How to Get Your Boss Up to Speed About a Capital Campaign

How to Get Your Boss Up to Speed About a Capital Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

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 ...

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

Capital Campaign Staffing: How to Staff Your Development Office

Capital Campaign Staffing: How to Staff Your Development Office

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If you’re getting ready for a capital campaign, you may be wondering how in heaven’s name you’re going to find the time to run a campaign when you can barely get all of the requirements of your current responsibilities done. You may find it ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Top 5 Capital Campaign Mistakes, Plus Lessons Learned

Top 5 Capital Campaign Mistakes, Plus Lessons Learned

By Amy Eisenstein

Capital campaigns can be challenging and stressful -- but they don’t have to be. With proper planning and execution, capital campaigns are the most effective way for you to add some rocket fuel to your fundraising and jet-propel your ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

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