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Out with Traditional Consulting, In with Capital Campaign Pro

Out with Traditional Consulting, In with Capital Campaign Pro

By Amy Eisenstein and Andrea Kihlstedt

Celebrate with us! We’re approaching our 5th anniversary, and we’re growing up... Capital Campaign Toolkit is now Capital Campaign Pro More than five years ago, we had our first conversation about creating an online toolkit that would guide ...

Filed Under: Feasibility Study, General Campaign

Building a Capital Campaign Power Team: ED + DD + Board Chair

Building a Capital Campaign Power Team: ED + DD + Board Chair

By Andrea Kihlstedt

The ultimate power team for your capital campaign consists of: the Executive Director (or CEO) the Development Director (or lead development person) and Board Chair When those three leaders are working well together, they form a ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General 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

Capital Campaign Myths Board Members Like to Tell Themselves

Capital Campaign Myths Board Members Like to Tell Themselves

By Andrea Kihlstedt

If your organization is heading into a capital campaign, you may have some concerns about your board members -- and rightfully so. Ask yourself: Are your board members often stubbornly wrong-headed? Do they have beliefs about capital ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Campaign Planning

Pledges: The Secret Sauce for Capital Campaign Success

Pledges: The Secret Sauce for Capital Campaign Success

By Amy Eisenstein

The success of a capital campaign relies heavily on the ability to request, secure, and collect pledges from donors. Multi-year pledges are the secret sauce for capital campaign fundraising because they provide a sense of commitment for ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Post Campaign

Train Board and Staff for a Capital Campaign (But Don’t Call it Training!)

Train Board and Staff for a Capital Campaign (But Don’t Call it Training!)

By Amy Eisenstein

One of the key aspects of a successful capital campaign is how you train your board and staff members. Most people haven’t experienced a capital campaign. If they have, they’ve been part of one aspect or another, but relatively few people ...

Filed Under: Board Readiness, Campaign Planning

4 Time Management Tips to Best Optimize Your Capital Campaign

4 Time Management Tips to Best Optimize Your Capital Campaign

By Amy Eisenstein

There’s one universal thing we never seem to have enough of... time. Nonprofit leaders are especially strapped for time because they are generally understaffed. In “normal” times, development professionals and executive directors are ...

Filed Under: Campaign Planning, General Campaign

Overwhelmed? 4 Ways to Simplify Your Campaign’s Quiet Phase

Overwhelmed? 4 Ways to Simplify Your Campaign’s Quiet Phase

By Andrea Kihlstedt

Sometimes the solution to being overwhelmed is to be more efficient. You can get more things done in a shorter amount of time. Up-to-date lists, functional systems, and seamless staffing can enable you to whip through your tasks accurately ...

Filed Under: Donor Cultivation, Quiet Phase

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