Development

[Recommended Book]

50 A$ks in 50 Weeks

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By Amy M. Eisenstein, CFRE
A Guide to Better Fundraising for Your Small Development Shop

Are you raising money for a nonprofit organization with a small development office or no paid fundraising staff? Do you want to raise more money? Are you stuck in a rut with your fundraising program? Do you want to feel motivated and re-energized about fundraising? Do you need an action plan?

While there are many critical components of a small development office, you cannot raise money if you do not ask for gifts. This book is about getting back to basics, increasing the number and size of gifts you ask for and receive, and keeping you disciplined so you remember to “ask” all year long.  Read more


[Services]

Annual Campaigns

The Annual Fund is the foundation of your development program. You may be familiar with the 95/5 Rule: ninety-five percent of your donations come from five percent of your donors. You need to have an integrated development program, which allows you to identify and target the top five percent of your donors for personal appeals. Phone and mail appeals will help you approach the remaining ninety percent of your donors. CAPITAL VENTURESM provides the following services to help you reach all your constituents with a cost-effective and donor-friendly approach.  Read more


[Tutorial]

Art of Creating a Fundraising Culture on Arts & Culture Boards

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in AFP's "Advancing Philanthropy" magazine
Advancing Philanthropy: The Art of Creating a Fundraising Culture on Arts & Culture Boards

Fundraising is often described as both an art and a science. And who better to understand the techniques and skills required to do fundraising than those who are involved in raising money for the arts and cultural institutions?  Read more


[Recommended Book]

Asking about Asking

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By M. Kent Stroman, CFRE
Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising

Do you want to improve the results when you ask for charitable contributions? Have you ever wondered how to get free from assuming how to ask and guessing what to ask? Would you like to employ simple, effective, proven techniques for soliciting contributions and recruiting volunteers  Read more


[Tip Sheet]

Avoiding Development Office Horrors Tips

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Development offices have faced a lot of “horrors,” not just at Halloween. Anything from the CEO leaving in the middle of a capital campaign, to naming a building for a convicted felon, to having their major fundraising event of the year “snowed out.”  Read more


[Tutorial]

Be the Ringmaster of the Circus

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Powerpoint presentation.  Read more


[Recommended Book]

Beyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment

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By Kay Sprinkel Grace
Kay Grace leads readers through the process of fundraising, development and philanthropy and guides them to the next level of thinking.

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Do you or your volunteers fear rejection or feel like a beggar when fundraising? Do you worry about soliciting donors too often? Are you tired of the relentless cycle of fundraising activities necessary to generate revenues for your programs?  Read more


[Tutorial]

Building the Development Team

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Powerpoint presentation.  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


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