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Notes from the work.

Practical perspective on fundraising, boards, and campaigns,
written for the people doing the work.

Is Your Organization Ready for a Capital Campaign? Five Questions to Ask Before You Begin

Is it time to launch a capital campaign? Before you call a consultant, ask yourself a different question. You're quietly wondering if it's time. A donor mentioned it. Your board has brought it up. Maybe another organization in your community is launching theirs, and you're asking yourself: should we be doing this too? Before you move forward, sit with this: the real question isn't whether you can raise the money. It's whether you're ready to ask. There's a real difference.

Capital Campaign Planning

Wendy Ruiz

Sep 174 min read

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A Year-End Appeal Your Donors Will Actually Feel

Somewhere in a drawer, or a shared drive, sits last year's appeal letter. It is October, and the temptation is strong to change the date, update the numbers, and send it again. Your donors deserve better, and so does your mission. The good news: a year-end appeal that people actually feel is not more work. It is different work. Less volume, more care. A fundraising professional works on end-of-year fundraising appeals to inspire community support and donations. Lead with one

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Is Your Organization Ready for a Capital Campaign? Five Questions to Ask Before You Begin

Capital Campaign Planning

Sep 174 min read

Board members discuss key insights and strategies in preparation for an upcoming capital campaign.

What Your Board Needs to Hear Before a Campaign

Before any capital campaign begins, your board deserves the truth about what is coming. The real timeline, why every member gives at a personal stretch, and what the campaign gives back.

Capital Campaign Planning

Aug 284 min read

Fundraising team diligently collaborating around a table to ensure the success of the annual fund.

The Annual Giving Work That Quietly Decides Every Campaign

Campaigns are won years before they are announced, in the quiet annual fund work: donor retention, stewardship between asks, and clean records. Here is why this fall decides your next campaign.

Fundraising Strategies

Jul 243 min read

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INSIGHTS

Notes from the work.

Practical perspective on fundraising, boards, and campaigns, written for the people doing the work.

Is Your Organization Ready for a Capital Campaign? Five Questions to Ask Before You Begin

All Posts

A Year-End Appeal Your Donors Will Actually Feel

Is Your Organization Ready for a Capital Campaign? Five Questions to Ask Before You Begin

What Your Board Needs to Hear Before a Campaign

The Annual Giving Work That Quietly Decides Every Campaign

Still Have a Question?

Every organization is a little different, and that is where a conversation beats an article. Tell us what you are wrestling with, whether it is a quiet board, a flat appeal, or a campaign decision, and we will share our honest thinking. No pitch, just a real conversation.

Practical perspective on fundraising, boards, and campaigns,
written for the people doing the work.