Capital Campaign Blog
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...
4 Leadership Traits that Can Make or Break a Campaign
I recently had a call with an Executive Director whose campaign was failing. Her performing arts center had completed a feasibility study with an experienced and reputable campaign firm, which had recommended...
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...
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