Posts by Andrea Kihlstedt
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...
Refresh Your BHAG this New Year to Increase Your Organization’s Capacity
Not sure what a BHAG (bee-hag) is? Don't have one? BHAG is an acronym developed by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras in their book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. It stands for Big, Hairy, Audacious...
Why You Need a Capital Campaign Consultant
Capital campaign consultants are important and frequent players on the capital campaign team. They can be worth their weight in gold when it comes to your campaign. But why are they so valuable? Understanding Why You...
Post-Campaign Follow-Through: What You Must Do in the Final Phase
Capital campaigns are like icebergs. Most of the work is invisible. It happens quietly, behind the scenes, long before the campaign becomes public and long after you’ve celebrated success. In my experience, most...
4 Ways to Use Challenge Gifts to Cure Capital Campaign Woes
I challenge you…! When you read those three words didn’t you want to know what the challenge was? And weren’t you already wondering just a bit if you could win that challenge? We humans are wired to respond to...
Is a Successful Capital Campaign in Your Future? Free Assessments
Some campaigns just seem destined for success. One thing after another goes well. For example: Right off the bat, board members agree on what the campaign is going to raise money for. Excellent people agree to serve in...
Donor Happiness: An Integral Part of Capital Campaign Fundraising
I’ve always wondered at the word “stewardship.” Merriam-Webster defines stewardship as: stewardship -- management of something entrusted to one’s care. But when I think of donors, I don’t really like to think about...
How to Become a (Much) More Effective Fundraiser
If I were to give you just one tip about how to become a more effective fundraiser, it would be this: Listen more; talk less. Serious companies record sales calls to track the amount of talking the salesperson does as...
From Conflict to Collaboration: Your Development Office and Business Office
There's a rift at many nonprofits. Development professionals are often at odds with the people in the organization's business and finance office. But with a little work, conflict can become cooperation. This is a guest...
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