Three All-Important Tricks of Capital Campaign Success
Engage your major donors when a campaign is just a gleam in your eye. Tell your major donors what you have in mind. Ask their opinions and listen to what they say. Recruit them to be part of your...
View ArticleAn Innovative Email Strategy That’ll Inspire Your Donors
Here’s a wonderful strategy I got from a very clever and strategic client. They were nearing their $3,500,000 goal and a few high level donors hadn’t quite made up their minds. Ben S., in particular,...
View ArticleHelp Board Members Understand: Capital Campaign Fundraising is EVERYONE’s Job
Who’s job is it to raise capital campaign funds? It’s everyone’s job to support the capital campaign – both board AND staff. And there are many ways to support the campaign that don’t even involve...
View Article5 of Your Most Pressing Capital Campaign Questions – Answered
We love your capital campaign questions! We’ve selected five of them, provided brief scenarios to give them context, and offered our expert answers. 1. Can a tiny organization conduct a successful...
View Article5 Capital Campaign Myths Debunked – Don’t Make These Mistakes!
Many of the concerns people have about capital campaigns — and the majority of mistakes they make during campaigns — can be laid at the foot of five common misconceptions. However, once you understand...
View Article10 Tips to Survive the Stress of Your Capital Campaign
Yours is a high stakes, high stress job. Even if you’re not in the middle of a capital campaign, fundraising boosts your adrenaline. And if you are in capital campaign mode, the stress is even...
View ArticleGet Everyone Talking at Your Capital Campaign Meetings
Do most people sit quietly at your campaign meetings while just a couple of people give reports and talk? Then, at the end of the meeting, do people leave without having participated much or at all....
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