Finding the Support You Need to Succeed
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. As March draws to a…
Creating a Major Donor Prospect List
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. Does the thought of starting…
Is March too Late for New Year’s Resolutions?
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. For the past two months,…
A Successful Campaign – and We Don’t Just Mean Dollars Raised
Congratulations, Lake County Haven (LCH), on completing your first ever capital campaign! Giving Tree is…
The Case for Support – the Key to Inspiring Your Donors
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. We all have a story…
Top Three Tools You Need for a Successful Fundraising Year
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. It’s the beginning of February…
ICRF welcomes Allyson Marks Greenfield as new Chicago Director
In 2018, the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) retained Giving Tree Associates to conduct the…
New Year; New You Part II – Battling the Interruption
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. Two weeks ago I promised…
New Year; New You (and a Quiz)
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. Welcome to 2019! I’m going…
Giving Tuesday–Should we, or Shouldn’t we?
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. Giving Tuesday is one of…
Burning Bridges
Welcome back to our ongoing discussion about nonprofit search. In this series, I have discussed…
Getting to the Finish Line: Ground Breakings and Grand Openings
The last 12 weeks have been devoted to capital campaign development, and we are finally crossing the finish line! I have covered everything from case development to prospect identification to quiet phase solicitation and recognition. Now we’re at the point when we can discuss opportunities for public celebration. First –…
Nearing the Finish Line: Planning for Your Campaign’s Community Phase
Welcome to Episode 11 in our 12-part series on capital campaign development. Last week we spoke about the campaign quiet phase and talked about the make-or-break nature of the work during this time. Once you have raised 80 to 90% of your campaign’s goal, you are likely ready to launch…
Preparing for Solicitation: Beginning the Quiet Phase
We’ve arrived at Episode 10 in a 12-part series on capital campaign development. Last week we began a conversation about the cultivation of key prospects and I promised to speak about preparation for the campaign’s quiet phase this week. Remember – Cultivation is the process of enhancing the prospect’s relationship…
Preparing for the Ask: The Art of Cultivation
Welcome to Part 9 in our capital campaign series. You’ll want to refer back to earlier posts in the series if you missed our discussions about campaign readiness, goal setting, feasibility, leadership and board development, the creation of supporting materials, the case for support, prospect list development, prospect research and…
Donor Recognition and Stewardship
Happy New Year! Welcome to Part 8 in our series about capital campaign development. So far we have covered a lot of territory, including campaign readiness, goal setting, feasibility, leadership and board development, the creation of supporting materials, the case for support, prospect list development and research! Before we get to…
Capital Campaign Prospecting
Welcome to Part 6 in my series about capital campaign planning. We’ve covered a lot of territory thus far, so if you are at the beginning stages of planning your campaign, back up about 6 weeks. If you are ready to begin thinking about who is on your prospect list,…
Your Campaign Case for Support
If you’re regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that we are in the middle of a series about capital campaigns. If this is your first time checking in with us, please feel free to go back a few weeks to learn more about what you’ve missed with regard to…
What’s in Your Capital Campaign Toolbox?
Several weeks ago we began a conversation about capital campaign planning. We defined a capital campaign as an intense effort on behalf of an organization to raise significant dollars (typically related to the building or renovation of a facility) to fund a one-time project or series of projects during a…
Recruiting, Training and Engaging Your Capital Campaign Team
Two weeks ago we began a conversation about capital campaign planning. We defined a capital campaign as an intense effort on behalf of an organization to raise significant dollars to fund a one-time project (or series of projects) during a defined time frame. This typically involves the purchase, building or…