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Building an Endowment for Your Organization

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

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Capital Campaign: The Three Keys to Success

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally Published in the AFP Information Exchange

What is a Capital Campaign and How Is It Different from/Similar to Other Fundraising?

While virtually all nonprofits need to raise money on an ongoing basis for operating expenses, the capital campaign is unique in several ways. It is different in purpose since the money is used to offset major capital expenses: building construction or renovation, major equipment purchases, building an endowment for the future and/or program expansion. It is also different for many smaller organizations, because it is a once in a lifetime experience that may be the largest amount of money this organization has attempted to raise.  Read more



[Tip Sheet]

Capital Campaigns Tips

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Is your organization contemplating a capital campaign? Here are some tips to keep in mind.  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Capital Campaigns: Everything You NEED to Know

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Take the 'Pain' Out of Your Capital Campaign!

The latest from the In the Trenches series

Do you work for or serve on the board of a nonprofit that is thinking about or ready to launch a capital campaign? Capital Campaigns: Everything You NEED to Know is a practical, down-to-earth guide that will take the "pain" out of your capital campaign.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Capital Campaigns: The Ingredients for Success

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally Published in Desert Charities News

If a capital campaign is in your organization's future, you will want to do everything you can to assure success. There are several key ingredients to every successful campaign and, when analyzing successful campaigns, three of these ingredients surface as the most crucial.

The following items will help assure success:

  • A strong annual fund history;
  • A realistic goal;
  • A sufficient pool of qualified prospects;
  • Strong staff support;
  • Gift acceptance policies;
  • Campaign organizational structure; and
  • Adequate donor software system.

And the three key ingredients:
  • A compelling case for support;
  • A committed board of directors;
  • Strong volunteer leadership.
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[Tutorial]

Capital Campaigns: The Ingredients for Success: Part I

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in PANO's "Keynotes"

If a capital campaign is in your organization’s future, you will want to do everything you can to assure success. There are several key ingredients to every successful campaign and three of these ingredients, when analyzing successful campaigns, surface as the most crucial.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Capital Campaigns: The Ingredients for Success: Part II

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in PANO's "Keynotes"

The Three Key Ingredients

While most of the qualifications discussed in Part I of this tutorial can be developed during the early phase of the campaign, there are three key ingredients that should be in place before a decision is made to go forward with the campaign.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Does Your Club Need a Capital Campaigns?

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in the Club Managers Association of America Newsletter

If a capital campaign is in your club's future, you will want to do everything you can to assure success. There are several key ingredients to every successful campaign and three of these ingredients, when analyzing successful campaigns, surface as the most crucial.  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Fundraising Feasibility Study, The: It's Not About the Money

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By Martin Novom (Editor); Linda Lysakowski (Contributing Author)
Novom brings together the country’s top consultants in the first book to really treat this topic in a comprehensive manner.

Publisher's Description:

In-depth preparation is the key to achieving a successful capital campaign. Seasoned professionals and trustees know the important role a fundraising feasibility study plays in campaign preparation. Until now, consultants closely held virtually all information about feasibility studies. The Fundraising Feasibility Study: It's Not About the Money draws back the curtain and provides, for the first time, a complete description of the feasibility study process. This is presented by senior fundraising professionals from around the United States and Canada with experience in virtually every section of the nonprofit sector. They cover such topics as:  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Getting Ready for a Capital Campaign

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
One of the Top Ten Bestsellers at the AFP Bookstore!
Publisher's Description:

Every development officer who is launching a capital campaign needs to keep this handy guide at their fingertips. Its bulleted, scannable format will help you quickly assess your organization's internal and external readiness for a successful capital campaign: Are you ready for them? Internal readiness topics include organizational structure, giving history, staffing, the board, non-board volunteers, public image and the organization's level of technology. Are they ready for you? External readiness covers preliminary planning, making the case, planning study interviews, and hiring and working with consultants. The booklet includes a handy Campaign Readiness Evaluation checklist, to identify if your organization is ready (or not!) to conduct a campaign.  Read more



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