Posts by Amy Eisenstein
Recruiting the Best Campaign Chair for Your Capital Campaign
This post highlights the wisdom that campaign expert and Capital Campaign Toolkit advisor, Paula Peter, offered in a lively conversation about campaign leadership with Toolkit co-founders, Amy Eisenstein and Andrea...
Hiring a Capital Campaign Consultant? Avoid this Common Mistake
If your organization is considering a capital campaign, it’s likely you’re wondering if you should hire a consultant -- or which consultant to hire. This important decision could set your campaign up for success... or...
9 Productivity Boosts for Your Fundraising this Summer
Summer signals a time of rest and relaxation. It’s a time to enjoy the great outdoors and sunshine. This year, like no other, we all need a break. Fortunately, vaccination rates are up, Covid cases are down, and life...
Use Your Core Committee To Drive Your Campaign’s Success
You probably think about volunteers with mixed emotions. On the one hand, volunteers can be invaluable partners in your organization’s success. On the other hand, volunteers can be super-frustrating in many ways....
Ditch the Fancy Case for Support and Brochure – Use This Instead
It’s likely you know you need a case for support for your capital campaign. What you might not know is what it should look like, what to include, or how it gets created. A case for support, often mistakenly known as a...
The RIGHT Fundraising Mindset: Abundance and Optimism Win Every Time
When was the last time you sat down with the leaders at your organization to dream big? For example, what might you do with an extra $1 million? What about $5 or even $10 million more? How would that change the...
Radical Innovation in Capital Campaigns: Guided Feasibility Studies
It’s rare for there to be real innovation and change in fundraising, or in most sectors for that matter. Every once in a while, however, a new idea emerges which is so radical, so revolutionary, it makes you want to...
Zoom – Is it a Permanent Cure for Fundraising Isolation?
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the USA shutting down due to Covid-19, I’ve been reflecting on how work has changed for so many people. The Virtual Work Model Has Become the Standard When we established the...
Adopt a Smarter Mindset and You’ll Absolutely Raise More Money
It takes a certain mindset to raise a mountain of money. The saying, “if you think you can, you can,” rings true. Your Mindset About Raising Money is Everything If you believe you can’t raise money, then you won’t....
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