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Capital Campaigns Are Not Linear: How Smart Nonprofits Navigate Uncertainty

Capital Campaigns Are Not Linear: How Smart Nonprofits Navigate Uncertainty

By Sarah Plimpton

Even the best-planned capital campaigns — backed by strong feasibility studies, enthusiastic donors, and a compelling vision — encounter unexpected turns. Costs rise. Timelines shift. Opportunities emerge that nobody could have predicted at ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, General Campaign, Uncertain Times

Afraid to Ask for a Major Gift in a Tough Economy? Don’t Be – Here’s Why

Afraid to Ask for a Major Gift in a Tough Economy? Don’t Be – Here’s Why

By Amy Eisenstein

If you or your leadership team are feeling hesitant to ask for gifts right now, you’re not alone. Economic uncertainty, global instability, and constant negative headlines can make it feel like the worst possible moment to fundraise. But ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Uncertain Times

How to Pivot Your Capital Campaign When the World Is in Crisis

How to Pivot Your Capital Campaign When the World is in Crisis

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If you're in the midst of a capital campaign and you're wondering how to proceed in the face of political instability, economic uncertainty, international conflict, or a local emergency, there are a number of steps that can help you ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Uncertain Times

Microsoft’s Nonprofit Grant Cuts Threaten Capital Campaigns: Here’s What To Do

Microsoft’s Nonprofit Grant Cuts Threaten Capital Campaigns: Here’s What To Do

By Steven Shattuck

On May 15, 2025, Microsoft announced the cancellation of its Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E1 nonprofit grant programs. Nearly 400,000 nonprofits will lose access to free desktop apps, email, storage, and essential security ...

Filed Under: Data & AI, General Campaign, Uncertain Times

Time to Worry? 4 Tips for Campaigns Centered Around DEIAB

Time to Worry? 4 Tips for Capital Campaigns Centered Around DEIAB

By Kristin Raack

For countless nonprofits, DEIAB -- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging -- are not just a set of buzz words or an obligatory checklist. DEIAB work is deeply woven into their missions and central to their campaign ...

Filed Under: DEI, General Campaign, Uncertain Times

Running a Successful Gap Funding Campaign in 10 Key Steps

Bridging the Gap: 10 Steps to Running a Successful Gap Funding Campaign

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Many nonprofits are feeling the ripple effects of frozen federal appropriations. With Congress slow to finalize agency budgets, federal grants that organizations have relied on for years are frozen in place. Some have been delayed. Others ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Major Gifts, Uncertain Times

6 Reasons to Start a Capital Campaign in a Down Economy

6 Reasons to Start a Capital Campaign in a Down Economy

By Amy Eisenstein

Nearly every nonprofit leader with whom I’ve spoken in recent weeks has questioned whether our current uncertain moment is a good time to start a capital campaign. My answer is a hard "yes." One board member suggested my answer was ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Pre-Campaign, Uncertain Times

Federal Funding Pause 2025: What Nonprofits Need to Know and Do Now

Federal Funding Freeze 2025: What Nonprofits Need to Know and Do Now

By Amy Eisenstein

Here's what we know for certain, and where things stand. Federal Funding Freeze 2025: What Happened So Far On January 27th, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo directing federal agencies to pause “federal funding ...

Filed Under: General Campaign, Uncertain Times

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