All About Capital Campaigns: Nonprofits, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Toolkit
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All About Capital Campaigns is your weekly source for nonprofit fundraising advice. Each week hosts Andrea Kihlstedt and Amy Eisenstein, co-founders of Capital Campaign Pro (capitalcampaignpro.com) and special guests, provide practical tips about raising more money for your nonprofit organization. Topics include capital campaigns, feasibility studies, working with your board, donors, major gifts, volunteers, and more. This is a great resource for nonprofit Executive Directors/CEOs, Development Directors, Board Members, or others looking to learn about nonprofit fundraising.
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How to Manage Rogue Board Members During a Capital Campaign
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May 27, 2025 |
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Setting the Right Capital Campaign Goal: Practical Advice for Nonprofits
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May 20, 2025 |
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Donors Are Not ATMs: How a Mindset Shift Can Transform Your Fundraising
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May 13, 2025 |
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Why Capital Campaigns Fail
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May 06, 2025 |
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Three Reasons a Feasibility Study is your Golden Opportunity
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Gap Funding Campaigns: Responding Effectively to Government Cuts
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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How to Assess Whether Your Board is Ready for a Campaign
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Prepare for a Campaign by Getting Super-Efficient – 4 Time Management Tips
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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How to Make the Most of the Quiet Phase of a Capital Campaign
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Opportunity or Obligation? Rethinking Who You Interview for Your Feasibility Study
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Making the Most of Donor Events: What to Do (and What to Avoid)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Federal Funding Crisis: What Nonprofits Need to Know
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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The Volunteer Playbook: Activating Your Team for Campaign Success
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Communicating In Chaotic Times - A Conversation with Seth Godin
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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How Engaging Meetings Drive Capital Campaign Success
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Federal Funding Freeze: Strategies for Nonprofits to Stay Resilient
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Setting Effective Goals to Manage Your Capital Campaign Without Overwhelm
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Navigating Capital Campaigns: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Unlocking the Power of Gift Range Charts for Campaign Success
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Curiosity and the Art of Fundraising: Building Genuine Donor Relationships
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Reframing Fundraising: Strategies to Combat Scarcity Mindset with Mallory Erickson
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Capital Campaign Clarity: Boosting Impact, Big or Small
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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How to Set the Right Goal for Your Capital Campaign
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Asking for a Capital Gift an Annual Gift and a Planned Gift in One Meeting
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Why Donor Stewardship Matters and Why You Need a Plan
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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How to Identify and Prioritize the Top 50 Prospects
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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How to Approach Top Donors for Your Campaign
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Understanding Donor-Advised Funds: A Powerful Giving Tool for Today’s Fundraising Landscape
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Dispelling Myths: Insights from the 2024-25 Capital Campaigns Benchmark Report
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Are Capital Campaign Consultants Worth It?
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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How the Northern Forest Center Raised $30M: A Capital Campaign Success Story
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Setting the Right Capital Campaign Goal: Planning for Success
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Mastering Capital Campaign Leadership: A CEO and Executive Director's Guide
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Lessons from a Campaign Trail: Strategic Fundraising Insights with Courtney Leonard
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Extreme Gratitude: Recognizing Unsung Heroes of Campaigns
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Unsticking Your Campaign: Proven Strategies for Overcoming Fundraising Challenges
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Managing Donor Expectations: How to Handle "Out-of-the-Box" Funding Offers During Your Capital Campaign
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Transforming Fund Management: Key Insights on Accountability and Impact Reporting for Nonprofits
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign? Indicators of Success and Common Pitfalls
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Mastering Campaign Meetings: How to Make Every Moment Count
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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The Power of Women in Philanthropy (with special guest Kathleen Loehr)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Maximizing Board Member Roles for Capital Campaign Success
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Guarding Against Fraud: A Public Service Announcement
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Will Your Campaign Cannibalize Your Annual Fund?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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How to Get Your Board Members Ready for a Capital Campaign
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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How to Ask Donors for Advice – There’s More to It Than You Think
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Getting a Capital Gift, an Annual Gift and a Planned Gift Simultaneously
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Your Campaign Plan: What’s in it and How to Prepare It
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Embracing a Growth Mindset for Capital Campaign Success with Dedee Wilner-Nugent
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Unlocking Donor Motivation: The Key to Successful Capital Campaigns
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Apply Capital Campaign Principles to Your Annual Fund
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Prioritizing Major Gift Fundraising: Strategies for Development Directors
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Make Sense of Naming Opportunities for Your Organization
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May 28, 2024 |
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Demystifying Project and Campaign Fundraising: Strategies for Success
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May 23, 2024 |
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Unlocking the Secrets to Capital Campaign Success: A New Consulting Model for Nonprofits
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May 14, 2024 |
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Unlocking the Power of Donor-Advised Funds and Community Foundations
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May 07, 2024 |
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Maximizing Impact: Understanding RMDs for Fundraisers
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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How to Engage the Wealthiest People in Town
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Finding Lead Donors for Your Capital Campaign: Essential Strategies and Tools
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Transforming Challenges into Success: A Comprehensive Look at Capital Campaigns in the Nonprofit Sector
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The Heart of Giving: Unveiling the Power of Personal Connection in Fundraising
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Navigating Capital Campaign Funding Gaps: Strategies & Solutions
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Mastering Accountability, Habits, and Motivation in Capital Campaigns
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Unveiling the Quiet Phase: Strategies for Success in Capital Campaigns
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Unlocking Donor Engagement: Cultivating Joyful Giving
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Five Signs Your Organization Isn't Ready for a Capital Campaign Yet
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Unlocking Donor Insights: Decoding "Don't Want to Meet" Signals
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Celebrating Success: Wrapping Up Your Capital Campaign with Style
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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From Feasibility Study Doubts to $6.3 Million Success: A DIY Capital Campaign Triumph
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Navigating Disappointing Feasibility Study Results for a Successful Capital Campaign
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Unlocking Major Gifts: The Art of Soliciting Top Donors
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Unlocking Campaign Success: The Power of a Donor Engagement Mindset
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Choosing the Right Approach: Capital Campaign Consultants or DIY Campaigns?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Unlocking the Power of Cultivation in Capital Campaigns
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Strategic Staffing: Maximizing Success in Your Capital Campaign
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Empowering Change: Navigating Capital Campaigns and Diversity in Fundraising with Jacqueline House
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Setting Outrageous Goals: Crafting the Right Campaign Goal for Impactful Fundraising
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Unlocking Capital Campaign Success: The 15-Minute Readiness Quiz
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Mastering the ABCD Strategy: A Simple Approach to Organize Your Capital Campaign Pipeline
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Maximizing Success with Capital Campaign Committees
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Crushing Capital Campaign Goals: Lessons from Friends Academy
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Choosing the Right Fundraising Campaign: Capital vs. Comprehensive
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Empowering Diversity and Fundraising Success: A Conversation with Birgit Burton
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Nonprofit Leadership with Beth Napleton
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Endowments and Campaigns: How to Get Your Board Talking About the Serious Issue of Endowment Campaigns
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Unveiling Capital Campaign Success: Revealing New Research Findings!
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Fundraising for Introverts: Unleashing the Power of Quiet Influence
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Exploring Donor Recognition in Capital Campaigns: Innovative Approaches & Cultural Sensitivity
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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How to Hire a Campaign Consultant
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Why Campaigns Fail
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Three Nitty-Gritty Secrets to Solicit Your Biggest Donors
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Campaign Communications: More than Just Your Case for Support
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Your Campaign Plan: What's in it and How to Prepare It
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Can you Raise Money for Endowment Through a Campaign?
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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How and When to Use Challenge Gifts in Your Campaign
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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How to Engage the Wealthiest People in Town
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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How to Ask Donors for Advice - There's More to It Than You Think
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Practical Advice for Donor Visits - Don't Wear Colored Socks!
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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The Importance of Involving People in Your Campaign Process
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Want to Lead a Successful Campaign? Do This First
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May 30, 2023 |
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Capital Campaign Communications with Special Guest Farra Trompeter
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May 23, 2023 |
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The Power of the Gift Range Chart for Your Campaign
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May 16, 2023 |
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Angela Townsend: I Never Imagined the Possibilities… Until We Did a Capital Campaign
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May 09, 2023 |
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How to Assess Whether Your Board is Ready for a Campaign
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May 02, 2023 |
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Science-Backed Strategies to Help You Find Your Fundraising Flow with Mallory Erickson
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Does Everyone in Your Organization Know about Your Capital Campaign?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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How to Approach Top Donors for Your Campaign
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Is Your Executive Director a Fundraising Dynamo or a Fundraising Dud?
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Getting into a Money Mindset to Improve Fundraising Results with Rhea Wong
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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How to Create a Behind the Scenes Power Team
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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A Capital Campaign Success Story with Sebastian Ruth
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Capturing the Essence in a New Brand
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Why Traditional Feasibility Studies may be Damaging
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Prepare for a Campaign by Getting Super Efficient — 4 Time Management Tips
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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We Tried it. It Worked! Turning the Tables on Feasibility Studies with Paul Jalsevac
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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How Board Members Deceive Themselves Prior to a Campaign?
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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How to Handle Lousy Campaign Volunteers
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Kent Stroman on Getting Your Chief Finance Officer and Your Development Director to Cooperate
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Three Reasons a Feasibility Study is your Golden Opportunity
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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How to Make the Most of the Quiet Phase of a Capital Campaign
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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3 Easy Ways to Determine Your Campaign Readiness
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Avoid the Recession Mindset Trap When Considering a Campaign
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Help Your Donors Remember What They’ve Given
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Building Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into the Fabric of your Fundraising Campaigns
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Excite Your Largest Donors as Philanthropy Investors
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Donor Walls and DEI: Designing a Donor Wall to Reflect Your Values
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Why Donor Stewardship Matters and Why You Need a Plan
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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James Martin on How to ACE (Acquire, Connect, and Expand) Fundraising with a Mobile
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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How to Create a Campaign Budget Your Board Will Support
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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How a Big, Bold Vision Inspires and Guides Your Campaign
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Sabrina Walker Hernandez on How to Overcome Capital Campaign Challenges in Tough Conditions
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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What Are Leadership Level Gifts and Why Do They Matter?
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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How to Overcome Capital Campaign Challenges in Tough Conditions
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Why You Shouldn't Use a Script When Asking for a Gift
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Should You Start a Capital Campaign During a Recession?
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Do You Have to Pretend to Be Someone You're Not with Donors?
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Will your campaign cannibalize your annual fund?
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Get Your Board Ready for a Campaign
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Staff Up for Your Campaign
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Make Sense of Naming Opportunities for Your Organization
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Three Nitty-Gritty Secrets to Solicit Your Biggest Donors
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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How to Identify and Prioritize the Top 50 Prospects
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Your Money Mindset and Why It Matters
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Amp Up Your Campaign Team with Peer Support
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Asking for a Capital Gift, an Annual Gift and a Planned Gift in One Meeting
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Three Ways to Find the Right Volunteer Leaders for Your Campaign
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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How to Put Your Best Self Forward: Better Presentation Skills
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Why it’s Critical for You to Improve Your Training Skills
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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What to do if your Campaign is Falling Short of the Campaign Goal
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May 24, 2022 |
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The Depth Chart: A Campaign Tool that Tells All
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May 16, 2022 |
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The Public Phase — Jet Propel Your Campaign to a Successful Conclusion
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May 09, 2022 |
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Capital Campaigns for Churches and What You can Learn From Them
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May 03, 2022 |
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Kick-Off Events — from Hot Chocolate in a Tent to a Five Course Meal
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Use Your Campaign Budget to Ramp Up Your Development Staff
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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A Six-Step Plan to Start or Accelerate a Planned Giving Program
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Planning Advice Visits — An Important Way to Draw Donors Closer
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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What Marks the Real Start of Your Capital Campaign?
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Happy Hour - How to make your staff and donors happy
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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What 2 Years of COVID Has Taught Us about Fundraising
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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What is Endowment, and Does it Belong in your Capital Campaign?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Preparing to Solicit the Largest Gifts for Your Campaign
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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What to Do When Your Capital Campaign Stalls
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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How to Love Your Donors this Valentine’s Day
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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How to Set the Right Goal for Your Capital Campaign
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Your CEO/ED’s Roles in the Campaign and How to Set Them Up for Success
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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SPECIAL GUEST: Julia Campbell – How to Use Social Media to Support Your Campaign
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Leadership Interviews - How and Why You Should Talk to Your Top 20 Prospects
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Why Gift Range Charts are the Key to a Successful Campaign
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Spending Money on Your Campaign before Raising Money Through Your Campaign
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Welcome 2022 with the Courage and Commitment to Raise More Money Than Ever Before
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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How to Get the Attention of Your Largest Nonprofit Donors at Year End
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Nonprofit Fundraising Through the Lens of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Five Ways to Make Your Most Important Campaign Donors Feel Well-Cared for During the Holiday Season
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Everything Your Nonprofit’s Board Members Want to Know about Capital Campaigns
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Your Nonprofit Capital Campaign’s Not Over When You Reach Your Fundraising Goal
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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How Does DEI Fit into Your Capital Campaign?
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Incorporating and Leveraging Challenge/Matching Gifts in a Campaign
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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How to ask for leadership level gifts – particularly when you are nervous
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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How to Assess Your Readiness for a Capital Campaign
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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The Importance of Fall Fundraising, Regardless of Your Campaign Stage
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Real Talk… Simple Talk About Planned Giving
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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How to Brand and Market Your Capital Campaign, with Special Guest Sarah Durham of Big Duck
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Capital Campaign Quiet Phase… is it really quiet?
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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The Ins and Outs of Board Giving
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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How to Inspire Your Board to Give Generously to Your Capital Campaign
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Train Your Board to Fundraise: Simple, Effective Exercises
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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How to Coordinate Your Fall Fundraising with Your Capital Campaign
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Key Lessons in Recruiting and Involving Volunteers in Your Campaign
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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How to Get Your Board Members Ready for a Capital Campaign
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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How to Make Decisions in Your Capital Campaign
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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How to Delight and Manage Your Capital Campaign Volunteers
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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How to Recruit the Best Leaders for Your Capital Campaign
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Common Campaign Dilemmas and How to Solve Them
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Donor Fatigue – Is It Real? What to Do About It
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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How to Use July and August to Connect with Your Donors
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Blue Sky Planning to Kick-Start Your Campaign
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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How to Find and Select the Right Consultant for Your Capital Campaign
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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How to Train Your Board (and Everyone Else) to Raise More Money
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Campaign Structure: The Core Committee and Other Ad Hoc Groups
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May 24, 2021 |
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Branding and Your Capital Campaign
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May 18, 2021 |
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Nonprofit Boards and Governance - In Honor of Simone Joyaux
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May 11, 2021 |
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Donor Engagement Tools — What they are and why you need one
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May 04, 2021 |
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Feasibility Studies – Your Questions Answered
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Emerging from COVID - What Will You Raise Money For in this Post-COVID period?
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Board Training Tips – Help Your Board Raise More Money
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Our Favorite Topic: Thinking from Abundance
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Timing Your Capital Campaign Just Right
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Lessons in Capital Campaigning from a Campaign in Progress
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Don’t Drop the Ball When Your Campaign Reaches Goal
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Adopt a Campaign Mindset in Your Fundraising
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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How to Use Your Capital Campaign to Build Your Board
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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The Skinny on Feasibility Studies — Stuff You Need to Know
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Elements of Infrastructure to Set Up Your Campaign for Success
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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How to Use a Campaign to Grow Relationships with Major Donors
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Use Your Campaign to Build Connections with Donors (Old and New)
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Is a Comprehensive Campaign Right for Your Nonprofit?
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Staffing Up and Budgeting for Your Campaign
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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The Importance of Endowment and Capacity Campaigns
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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What's your BHAG - your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal?
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Jan 07, 2021 |