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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Remote work is challenging teams. Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. You can do it.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Learning, we do naturally.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

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Capital campaigns are a great reason to talk about the work your nonprofit does. A new or improved facility is a lot of work and can come with increased expenses, more responsibility, and a lot of upkeep. It won’t work. During the quiet phase, you receive fewer donations, but they’re really big amounts.

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Anatomy of a successful capital campaign committee meeting

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The nature of capital campaign committee structures. Some committee members may only attend a few meetings, while others may participate through an entire phase of the campaign. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start. Capital campaign committees are designed to have a beginning, middle, and end.

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

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Do your research to understand the structure and timeline of a typical capital campaign in advance. 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. What should you do instead?

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How to Run a Capital Campaign

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Unlike many fundraising projects, a capital campaign is unique because it cuts across departments and areas: you’ll want to put together a committee of people who are expressly committed to working on the campaign. Why would you want to set aside a long chunk of time to fundraise in a way that’s outside of your typical structures?

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

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Over the years, I have worked with many founder-led (or until-recently-founder-led) organizations. For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. They may hew to an established strategic plan or question ambitious fundraising goals, for example. That desire doesn’t change.