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Funding Your Capital Campaign’s Shortfall: An Ethical Conundrum

Funding Your Capital Campaign’s Shortfall: An Ethical Conundrum

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Imagine this: You’ve been working on a capital campaign to raise $5,000,000 for two and a half years. The campaign has gone pretty well. In fact, you’ve gotten some gifts that were bigger than you anticipated. To date, you’ve raised ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Public Phase

Skip the Capital Campaign Public Phase? NO WAY! Here’s Why…

Skip the Capital Campaign Public Phase? NO WAY! Here’s Why…

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Our friend, Gail Perry, and her colleagues have suggested that you should eliminate the public phase of your capital campaign. Quick Recap: Quiet Phase and Public Phase Capital campaigns have traditionally been structured to raise the bulk ...

Filed Under: Public Phase

Phases of a Capital Campaign: A Bird's Eye View

The Phases of a Capital Campaign: A Bird’s Eye View

by Andrea Kihlstedt

I’ll bet you’ve heard people talk about the quiet phase and public phase of a capital campaign. You may also have been to a campaign kick-off. But do you really know what those things are and why they matter? In this post, you’ll learn ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Public Phase, Quiet Phase

Use the Public Phase of Your Campaign to Energize Your Community

Use the Public Phase of Your Campaign to Energize Your Community

by Andrea Kihlstedt

After a long and often arduous quiet phase, during which your campaign will raise 60% to 80% of your campaign goal, you will finally kick-off the public phase of your campaign. Prior to your campaign kick-off, you’ll have solicited all ...

Filed Under: Public Phase

How to Announce Your Capital Campaign to the World

How to Announce Your Capital Campaign to the World

by Andrea Kihlstedt

Ready to announce your capital campaign to the world? You might be. First, ask yourself these three questions: Can you see your campaign success right around the corner? Were your largest donors as generous as you had hoped? Have you ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, Most Popular, Public Phase

3 Social Media Mistakes to Avoid in Your Capital Campaign

3 Social Media Mistakes to Avoid in Your Capital Campaign

by Amy Eisenstein

Social media is part of everyday life. There’s no avoiding it. Whether you favor Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn, it’s likely you use social media daily (or hourly). Many nonprofit leaders struggle to determine how and when to use social ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Public Phase

4 Strategies for Year-End Fundraising During a Capital Campaign

4 Strategies for Year-End Fundraising During a Capital Campaign

by Amy Eisenstein

Coordinating annual fundraising and capital campaign fundraising can feel like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. But it doesn’t need to be that complicated. In fact, capital campaign fundraising and annual fund go hand-in-hand. ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Public Phase, Quiet Phase

The Future of Fundraising: AI and Capital Campaigns

The Future of Fundraising: AI and Capital Campaigns

by Amy Eisenstein

In the digital age, tools like artificial intelligence can completely change how your nonprofit conducts campaigns. Learn more with this crash course on AI. This is a guest post by Tim Paris, Co-Founder of Dataro. The Future of ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Public Phase, Quiet Phase

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