All in Campaign Management
Capital Campaign Stages and Stalls is a series of articles providing a simple overview of the stages a nonprofit will go through in its capital campaign journey, along with the most common times the process can stall. In Part 2, we being to explore Stage Three, the Capital Campaign and its first two phases.
Capital Campaign Stages and Stalls is a series of articles providing a simple overview of the stages a nonprofit will go through in its capital campaign journey, along with the most common times the process can stall. In Part 1, we explore Stages One and Two: Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study.
After a nonprofit completes its pre-campaign audit and planning process, and the organization decides to begin its capital campaign, the next step is to begin preparing campaign materials. These are the education, cultivation and solicitation tools necessary to successfully implement the campaign. Following material preparation comes the time to identify leadership. These are key pieces to organizing a capital campaign.
Like the Iditarod, capital campaigns for multi-use projects cannot be completed, much less won, by anything less than a team that understands and values individual strengths.
We’ve discovered the perfect metaphor for a capital campaign. Ready for it? Rowing a boat on a windy day through rough water. Read on.
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