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What Will Trigger Mega Donors to Unlock Early Capital Campaign Gifts?

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What Will Trigger Mega Donors to Unlock Early Capital Campaign Gifts? This is the question that many nonprofit leaders ask – over and over. For every capital campaign that we advise – this is often a huge question hanging in the…
Honest Questions to Consider About Your Organization's Fundraising Strategy

Honest Questions to Consider About Your Organization’s Fundraising Strategy

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As fundraising consultants, we often explore fundraising strategy with our clients. In order to help an organization stage an aggressive capital campaign or dramatically ramp up its fundraising, we need to understand the opinions and…

Powerful Roles for Board Members in Donor Cultivation Cycle

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What are the right roles for board members in major gifts fundraising?  We find that many board members are quite nervous about being involved with major gift fundraising - especially the ask. Since many board members have little experience…

Nonprofit Capital Campaigns: Five Secrets of Success

What does it really take for a successful nonprofit capital campaign? Many institutions are raising millions, hundreds of millions and even billions for major institutions like universities. All this funding seems to just like flow into…
Capital Campaign Feasibility Study Questions Revealed

Capital Campaign Feasibility Study Questions Revealed

Our Capital Campaign Feasibility Studies always have multiple goals. Of course, we can all agree that the #1 goal of a feasibility study is to research your gift potential for your pending capital campaign. But you also want your study…
How to Craft a Compelling, Powerful Vision Statement

How to Craft a Compelling, Powerful Vision Statement

Your Vision Statement is a marketing document that describes your organization’s vision for change in the world. It's a short version of your capital campaign case for support. Most importantly, a Vision Statement is your chance to sell others…
When "Friendraising" Works Better Than Fundraising

When “Friendraising” Works Better Than Fundraising

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Here's a pretty revolutionary concept: Could it be that "friendraising" might work better than fundraising? In many instances, the answer is yes. Consider what could happen if you focused on your current donors and tried to make friends…
The Donor Teared Up. Then He Offered a Campaign Gift, Unasked.

The Donor Teared Up. Then He Offered a Campaign Gift, Unasked.

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Here’s a wonderful Major Gifts Intensive success story from one of our smart participants. Chris Cook, Executive Director of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, said he really enjoyed practicing his new advanced…
Capital Campaign Pre-Planning Do This Before Hiring a Consulting Firm for Your Feasibility Study (2)

Capital Campaign Pre-Planning: What to do Before Hiring a Consultant

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How important is capital campaign pre-planning? We see many organizations that want to move forward quickly to launch a capital campaign. They are excited about their vision and are ready to dive straight away into a feasibility study. It's…
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