Capital Campaign Blog
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 Feasibility Study: The Ultimate Guide
Feasibility studies build confidence and credibility for capital campaigns. Rather than just diving into a capital campaign with a very big goal, most organizations begin with a study to evaluate the potential of the...
Challenge: Describe Your Capital Campaign in Just Six Words
Ernest Hemingway started a trend of six-word stories with these riveting words: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Stories told in just six words can be a powerful tool for your campaign. When you choose the right...
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 Campaigns During COVID: Stop, Yield, or Full Steam Ahead?
Regardless of where you are in the capital campaign process: Just thinking about it, Feasibility study stage, or Well on your way, I imagine you’ve had conversations (ad nauseum, perhaps) with your board and leadership...
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 Consultant: The Ultimate Hiring Guide
As you prepare for a capital campaign, you may wrestle with whether to hire a consultant. And, you might be wondering how to do so. If you’ve never held a capital campaign before, you may have the misguided view that a...
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...
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