Capital Campaign Pro
Everything You Need for a Successful Campaign
Many nonprofit leaders and board members believe a common myth: Once they announce their campaign with a press release and a few social media posts, the donations will start pouring in. Unfortunately, the opposite usually happens. A handful ...
Development teams, large and small, are almost always overworked and under-resourced. Nonprofit leaders are juggling donor relationships, board management, programs, and day-to-day operations, often with too little time and too few ...
Every week on our peer support calls, nonprofit leaders from all over the country gather to swap stories, share tips, and tackle thorny campaign questions. During a recent call, Hilary, an Executive Director at a small historical society, ...
If you’re contemplating a capital campaign feasibility study, chances are you can already recite most of the names that will appear on your list of interviewees. One-on-one conversations with board members, top donors, and engaged ...
Capital campaigns are ambitious ventures, and looking at the whole campaign at once can make it feel overwhelming. However, the campaign immediately begins to feel more doable when you think about it one phase at a time. If you are ...
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 ...
We recently invited people to tell us their most pressing campaign challenges and concerns. Some campaign challenges came up again and again. Capital Campaign Challenge: A Stalled Campaign Here’s an email we received from Barbara, a ...
Over the years, I’ve learned a ton from the amazing Nick Fellers, the CEO of For Impact. I’ve adapted some of his ideas for capital campaign fundraising. I’m happy to introduce you to another gem from Nick – “Action Forcing Events.” Action ...
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