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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

4 Ways to Plan for Often-Overlooked Campaign Expenses

4 Ways to Plan for Often-Overlooked Campaign Expenses

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Capital campaigns are the most cost-effective form of fundraising. For many campaigns, the cost of the campaign itself is approximately 10% of the money raised. When compared with more expensive types of fundraising, such as direct mail and ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

43 Tips and Life Hacks to Make Your Campaign More Effective

43 Tips and Life Hacks to Make Your Campaign More Effective

By Andrea Kihlstedt

There’s nothing quite like a capital campaign to push you to (and beyond) the edge of your organizational abilities. So if you’re getting ready for a campaign, this is a great time to ramp up your effectiveness. I surveyed our community to ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Why You Need a Big, Bold Vision to Fuel Your Campaign’s Impact

Why You Need a Big, Bold Vision to Fuel Your Campaign’s Impact

By Amy Eisenstein

To have a successful campaign, you need literal and figurative buy-in from donors and supporters. And to get buy-in from donors, you’ll need a BIG, bold vision. During a campaign, you’ll ask donors to consider giving more than they’ve ever ...

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

Not Ready for Your Capital Campaign? Don’t Pause - Dive In!

Not Ready for Your Capital Campaign? Don’t Pause – Dive In!

By Andrea Kihlstedt

It’s a rare organization that finishes a feasibility study and learns that they have all the lead prospects they need to have a hugely successful campaign. Far more likely, you’ll have found that only a few of those prospects who know your ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

Endowment, Planned Giving, and Capital Campaigns: A Winning Combination

Capital Campaigns and Endowment Fundraising: Does It Work?

By Andrea Kihlstedt

My heart always sinks when an executive director tells me that they want to plan an endowment campaign to raise enough money so that they don’t have to raise money ever again. It’s just wrong-headed. Why? We’ll take a look and lay out our ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Most Popular, Pre-Campaign

10 Steps to Create a Solid Case for Support for Your Campaign

10 Steps to Create a Solid Case for Support for Your Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

When you hear the phrase “case for support,” do you immediately think about a brochure? If so, this post will open and unlock your thinking. Because a case for support isn’t a brochure, though it may look like one sometimes. No! A case for ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Pre-Campaign

How to Set the Right Goal for Your Capital Campaign

How to Set the Right Goal for Your Capital Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

You might think that setting the fundraising goal for your capital campaign is simple and straightforward. But it’s not. How to Set the Right Capital Campaign Goal To illustrate my point about the challenges of setting the right campaign ...

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

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