Posts by Andrea Kihlstedt
Don’t Fall for These Five Coronavirus Fundraising Myths
Last week we presented ways to pivot your fundraising to serve your needs in a crisis. This week, I’ve made a short list of the five most frequent bits of damaging misinformation we are hearing from our clients about...
How to Pivot Your Fundraising to Serve Your Needs in a Crisis
Two short months ago life was normal. People went about their business as usual. An announcement of a virus in China still seemed remote. And the stock market felt impervious to disruption. But today, the landscape has...
3 Simple Ways to Help Your Donors During the Coronavirus Crisis
When the world is turned topsy-turvy in ways that are scary and upsetting, as it is now during the unprecedented Coronavirus crisis, you should reach out to the people closest to your organization and offer your...
Capital Campaign vs. Capacity Campaign – Which Should You Have?
You might think that capital campaigns are only right when you need a new building or significant investment in capital improvements. But you’d be wrong! Instead, think of capital campaigns this way: A capital campaign...
Capital Campaign Fundraising: How to Raise an Impossible Amount of Money
“You can’t raise THAT much money in our community!” That’s what Sam, the Executive Director of a cultural organization, heard when he talked with some of the leaders in his community. Capital Campaign Fundraising:...
How Consultant-Led Feasibility Studies Can Fail Your Campaign
I remember the moment I started having qualms about feasibility studies. I was sitting in a donor’s office conducting a feasibility study interview and I knew something wasn’t right. I had been a capital campaign...
How to Connect with Capital Campaign Donors BEFORE Your Campaign
One of the most important skills in fundraising is that of learning about your donors. This is particularly important as you prepare for a capital campaign, during which you will be inviting your donors to give large...
Capital Campaign Consultants Should Possess These Four Qualities
As you prepare for a capital campaign, you will wrestle with the question of whether to hire a campaign consultant. And if so, what kind of a consultant to hire. If you’ve never done a campaign before, you may have the...
5 Capital Campaign Tips You Should Never, Ever Forget
These five capital campaign tips keep your focus where it needs to be -- on impact. The bigger and more exciting the impact, the more inclined your donors will be to make extraordinary gifts. 1. Capacity, Not Capital,...
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