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Market Your Capital Campaign During the Public Phase: 5 Tips

Nonprofits Source

Even if you are a capital campaign beginner, you probably know that these campaigns have a quiet phase and a public phase. Research shows that during the quiet phase, you’ll raise around 70% or more of your campaign goal from your top donors and those people who are closest to your organization.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part III)

The Fundraising Authority

Welcome to the third and final article in our three-part series on year-end fundraising. In the second post , we reviewed the five rules for supercharged year-end fundraising. That being said, it’s really never too late to begin your year-end fundraising strategy. Why you are asking donors for money at the year-end?

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

Get Fully Funded

You see, raising money for bricks and mortar is different than fundraising for ongoing operations. You need a different approach so you can successfully raise the money you need, which is probably more than you’ve ever attempted before. Money raised during a capital campaign can only be used for that project.

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Fundraising Fundamentals: Capital Campaigns As Publicity Efforts

Greater Giving

Capital campaigns are intended to raise money for a specific project, issue, or program, or to meet an overall, designated fundraising goal. The capital campaign lasts for a set period of time, and is generally broken up into multiple phases. What is the public phase of a capital campaign?

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How To Pay For Capital Campaign Fundraising Expenses

Bloomerang

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on how to budget and pay for capital campaign fundraising expenses: . You’re speaking the language of “raising money costs money.” — Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Does Sharing A Campaign’s Fundraising Goal Drive More Donations?

Bloomerang

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s a good idea to announce and share a financial goal for their fundraising campaign. . A nonprofit may simply announce a fundraising goal. What happens then? .

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Getting started with AI-driven fundraising: crash course

Candid

If efficiency, technology, and smarter fundraising have been on your nonprofit’s radar, you’ve almost certainly encountered artificial intelligence (AI). . AI can completely change how nonprofits engage donors and prepare for fundraising appeals. Reduced overhead costs of broad fundraising outreach. How AI for Nonprofits Works.

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