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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.
Strong stewardship ensures capital campaign pledges are fulfilled. Learn how gratitude, reporting, and donor engagement drive pledge redemption and future giving.
It is easy to find the biggest capital campaign consultant, or the one with the most experience in your market, or the one that employs your board president’s niece. But finding the best fundraising consultant for your project will take a bit more time.
Your organization has made a transformative decision to embark on a capital campaign. What comes next? There are five basic stages to plan for if you’d like your capital campaign to be successful.
Budgeting for a capital campaign is always a challenge. The budgets and costs outlined in this article should be a guide only and careful thought should go into developing one for your specific situation.
Capital campaigns can have fantastic effects on nonprofits by creating new infrastructure, expanding programs and improving services. Another effect is nonprofit capacity building. The capital campaign process provides the steps that lead to that growth.
