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Many leadership gifts in a capital campaign are structured as three- to five-year pledges, allowing donors to make larger commitments while giving organizations the ability to move forward with major projects. But a multi-year pledge also creates a challenge. How do you keep donors engaged for five years after they have already said yes? The answer lies in creating a clear stewardship timeline.
Most capital campaign gifts are paid over three to five years. Without intentional donor stewardship, even the most enthusiastic pledge can lose momentum. Organizations that achieve high pledge redemption rates understand a simple truth: pledges are sustained through relationships, not paperwork.
Strong stewardship ensures capital campaign pledges are fulfilled. Learn how gratitude, reporting, and donor engagement drive pledge redemption and future giving.
Most nonprofit leaders are familiar with the idea of a capital campaign being largely executed during “quiet” phases. During capital campaigns we don’t solicit the general population with splashy kick-off events, donate now buttons, and social media campaigns until reaching the goal is well in sight. But are capital campaigns required to be “silent?”
Many organizations fear that a capital campaign will negatively impact their annual fund. Capital campaigns are built on approaching your biggest and most loyal donors with a vision for your next milestone in advancing your nonprofit’s mission and asking how they will help. Will donors simply shift their gifts from the annual fund to the capital campaign?
Whether you’re preparing the initial stages of your campaign planning study or the final phases of your campaign fundraising, process and strategy are at the heart of everything you’re doing. Now is not the time to abandon this; in fact, it is time to double-down on your communication and fundraising plan for the upcoming weeks.
