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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. Data is part of the tracking and monitoring innate to grantmaking and can be part of intentional organizational learning processes.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

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It takes a lot of planning and work to run a successful campaign, especially your first one, because you’ll be learning as you go and likely adding the capital campaign work on top of everything else you’re doing. During the quiet phase, you receive fewer donations, but they’re really big amounts.

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Planning Your Nonprofit’s Capital Campaign: 4 Do's & Don'ts

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They generally last between two and three years, sometimes longer, and consist of these phases: Pre-planning - 3-12 months: This is when you’ll establish your campaign’s objectives and goal. You’ll also develop guiding documents and resources like your case for support and preliminary gift range chart. And what about your lead donors?

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How to Build Your Capital Campaign Plan

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Picture this: you’ve read our post on running a capital campaign , you’re wildly psyched, and you’re ready to get started! You can always adjust it after your silent phase , and there’s no shame in that. Typically about one year of that time is spent focused exclusively on major donors (this is called the silent phase).

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Take Control of Your Data: 3 Must-Have Reporting Tools Every Nonprofit Should Have

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So there you have it, detailed data at the micro level where you can learn everything you need to know about specific contributions! But what about the roll up data for those big picture meetings? So picture this, you’re starting out at your brand new job as a major gifts officer at the nonprofit of your dreams.

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Six month agos, I was introduced to Luma Institute’s work as a participant in a Foundation convening to get ideas for their digital strategy development. I not only learned a huge amount, but I was able to systematically apply and iterate with the techniques over the last year.

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Q&A: Do capital campaigns make sense in a time of crisis?

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Break that goal down to see how many gifts you’ll need at various levels (just like building a gift range chart for a more typical campaign). These are exactly the same core steps of a longer campaign’s planning and quiet phases, but they don’t have to take months or years. We believe it’s more profound than that.