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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

Get Fully Funded

It’s time to ask yourself some tough questions: Does your nonprofit have the structure in place to manage your growth and the additional work that will come with your realized dream of a new building? The quiet phase is the first part of the campaign and involves meeting face-to-face with your top prospects to make individual requests.

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How to Build a Story Arc for a Non-Profit Fundraising Campaign

The Storytelling Non-profit

Here’s a video tutorial I made that walks you through how to create a 90-day communications plan. It can also influence other decisions you’ll need to make about your campaign, which I talk more about in this video. . This allows enough time for the pre-asking phase of the campaign and the asking phase of the campaign. .

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

Lots of videos on there you can watch. For those not familiar with that term, program management includes representing the owner or the nonprofit at every step of the development process from, you know, land acquisition, going through due diligence, design, preconstruction, and the construction to move in phase. .

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6 Website Elements to Include to Drive Year-Round Donations

Greater Giving

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. Simplify your page structure to make your site easier to navigate. ? Inspiring calls to action. Mobile-friendly formatting.

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Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters

The Modern Nonprofit

The post-emergency phase sees many organizations grappling with a decline in donations, a critical period where strategic donor engagement can make a difference. Visual storytelling through images and videos from the field helps make the crisis tangible and show donors their dollars at work.

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Accessibility Goals: Moving Past Compliance

Forum One

Web accessibility isn’t just about ensuring a public-facing website is accessible, but also intranets, internal digital tools, documents, videos, processes, and the information people need to do their jobs. Well-written, well-structured content is one of the best things an organization can do to improve accessibility. Focus on content.

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Lead Gift Committees: Success with High-Powered Volunteers

Top Nonprofits

Lead Gift Committees often meet at least every month during the Quiet Phase of the campaign , and sometimes more often. It often includes powerful and well-connected people, and you’ll want to make sure that the meetings are well-planned and structured. Create a short and clear description of the purpose and structure of the group.

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