Your organization is interested in launching a capital campaign … but are you ready? Capital campaigns are intense fundraising efforts designed to raise a specific amount of money within a defined time period to build an organization’s assets and capacity. They typically raise much more than an organization has ever raised in a single campaign. To be ready for such a large undertaking requires partners who are experts at navigating the fundraising landscape and can help prepa

If you’re anything like me, when you hear the word “audit,” you may think financial audit, tax audit, or something to do with numbers. The word audit means an inspection of an individual or organization’s accounts. An internal audit doesn’t necessarily always mean numbers or something official completed by another company. For the sake of this blog - think of an audit more like an internal reflection that you are doing on your own organization. It’s important to reflect and s

In a world full of busyness and distractions, we know it’s easy for things to fall through the cracks for already busy board members and volunteers when it comes to fundraising. We’ve put together a list of tasks and items that we view as the highest priority to know and keep in mind as they’re fundraising for their organization! Know Your Mission You can be sure that potential donors, especially those making sizable gifts, will be asking about the nature of your mission and