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Interest Doesn’t Equal Intent
Even with total support from the board on your strategic plan, that doesn’t imply gifts will just come. Because here’s the thing, excitement doesn’t equal funding. And you need funding.
Avoid the Capital Campaign Trap: What Nonprofits Miss in Planning
Avoid the capital campaign stall!
Discover why nonprofits get stuck before reaching their fundraising goal—and how to prevent it from happening to you.
Hiring Your Next Nonprofit Leader: How to Succeed in a New Era of Fundraising and DEI
Baby boomers are retiring.
Baby boomers who have held leadership roles for decades.
And now nonprofit boards of directors are tasked with finding replacements.
But what to consider?
How to Prevent a Wild West at a Nonprofit
Do you have a gift acceptance policy for your nonprofit organization?
While not always the most exciting of topics, it is SOOO important.
Check out this video about why it will help with your capital campaign (and also as you prepare for planned gifts!).
How to Navigate the Start of a Nonprofit Capital Campaign
There are times when nonprofits need to do something. Big. Transformative. And often that requires additional funds raised beyond what is typically brought in each year.
So what to do?
Often the answer for nonprofits – and nonprofit boards - is to launch a capital campaign.
Should We Celebrate?
Do you have a fiscal year ending coming up, like let’s say June 30th? Or September 30th?
Do you make a big push in advance of these dates to encourage your donors to give before your fiscal year closes?
What about big anniversaries for your nonprofit?
Do you make a big deal of these milestones? Launch a capital or anniversary campaign?
These dates and milestones are important INTERNALLY but really do not mean much EXTERNALLY.
So what to do?
How Can a Donor Show Love?
Do capital campaigns have to be about “capital” aka a building? NO.
Do capital campaigns need to be about a new initiative? NO.
Can a nonprofit organization launch multiple capital campaigns in the same decade? MAYBE.
So what are capital campaigns about?