How to Recruit Volunteers to Help with Your Capital Campaign
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. Yesterday, one of our Campaign Toolkit members emailed me with...
3 Simple Fundraising Risks for the Risk-Averse Fundraiser
Are you risk-averse? Does trying something new just about give you hives? Some people have an immediate and negative reaction to trying new things. And sometimes, their cautious natures are warranted. But often they’re not. So when Seth Godin in a recent post pointed...
Do Capital Campaigns Hurt or Strengthen Major Gifts?
Some people worry that major gifts will suffer in the years after a capital campaign. But it’s simply not true! Remember, very few things move in simple straight lines. That’s true of human motivation, growth patterns and yes, even the way people give. Donor Giving...
