Posts by Andrea Kihlstedt
Converse with Your Donors through the Amazing Power of Improvisation
Have you ever taken an improv class? I know it’s an unlikely suggestion, but if you’re in the donor relations part of fundraising, you’d learn a ton of transferable skills. Because the best conversation is always...
5 Pro Tips for Soliciting Campaign Gifts Using Zoom
Covid-19 isn’t likely to go away any time soon. Not this month or next month, or even into the first quarter of next year. And, in this Covid world, chances are very good that your most important donors aren’t going to...
Recurring and Special Gifts Fuel Annual Giving AND Capital Campaigns
One of the most frequently asked questions about capital campaigns is whether a campaign might cannibalize your annual fundraising. People ask us: If we solicit our donors for a big gift to our capital campaign, won’t...
Capital Campaign Volunteers: How to Select and Recruit Top Supporters
Successful capital campaigns use lots of volunteers. Volunteers serve as campaign chairs, on the steering committee and on a host of other ad hoc committees that help with specific aspects of the campaign. Recruiting...
Fundraising During COVID-19: Three Major Success Stories
You may think that capital campaign fundraising always takes years and is full of drudgery. These three stories will show you another picture of the magic of capital campaign strategy. Fundraising in the Time of COVID...
Capital Campaign Gift Range Chart: Understanding The Basics
If I had to pick the most important of resources to lead you through a successful capital campaign, it would be the gift range chart. You may also know it as a gift table. In this post, you’ll learn the basics of Gift...
Capital Campaign Capacity Building: New Use for the Campaign Model
For non-profit organizations, the most compelling definition of capacity is how much good that organization can do in the world. How much of a difference your organization can make in the community you serve is the...
Capital Campaign Quiet Phase: 3 Tips for a Successful Start
A big task can seem overwhelming when you look at the big picture -- especially something as daunting and ambitious as a capital campaign. However, if you can break down the goal into manageable pieces or chunks, the...
How to Create a Capital Campaign Brochure: Our Top 4 Tips
Talk to most board members about a capital campaign and they’ll probably start imagining the campaign brochure. Some may even suggest that, right off the bat, you hire a graphic designer to start working on it. Your...
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