ATTENTION: Your Board MUST Understand Capital Campaign Fundraising
As your organization moves toward a capital campaign, your board will have to make some critical decisions. And board members are often, even usually, not well equipped to decide. 3 Misconceptions Your Board Has About Capital Campaigns Very few people, no matter how...
The Two Stages of Board Preparation for a Capital Campaign
This post highlights the wisdom that Capital Campaign Toolkit advisor, Xan Blake, about boards of directors and the important roles they play in capital campaigns. Xan joined Toolkit co-founders, Amy Eisenstein and Andrea Kihlstedt in a lively exploration of this...
Getting Your Board on Board for Your Capital Campaign: 4 Tips
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to stop a project? And by comparison, consider what a huge amount of courage, energy and effort it takes to make a project happen. All it takes to stop a plan is to throw a bit of sand in the gears: A single board member can slow...
The RIGHT Fundraising Mindset: Abundance and Optimism Win Every Time
When was the last time you sat down with the leaders at your organization to dream big? For example, what might you do with an extra $1 million? What about $5 or even $10 million more? How would that change the programs and services you provide? It’s finally...
A Powerful Way to Build Your Board Before a Campaign
Years ago, I had the good fortune to meet Peter, a wise man who was experienced in the ways of nonprofits. Peter was not only wise, but he was also wealthy and had access to the upper echelons of New York society. For years, Peter had served on boards of nonprofit...
