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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



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Board Development Programs

Is your Board of Directors an energetic, enthused, harmonious group, committed to the mission of your organization, knowledgeable about and able to help your organization's fundraising efforts?

If not, you may be interested in CAPITAL VENTURE's Board Development Program.

Why?

Building an effective Board of Directors is the cornerstone of any successful nonprofit organization. Your Board must know your organization, its mission, and their role in the organization to be effective. Let CAPITAL VENTURESM help you build your Board of Directors into a valuable asset for your organization.  Read more



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Capital & Endowment Campaigns

Are You Ready for a Campaign?

  • Do you have a long-range plan?
  • Do you have a marketing plan?
  • Do you have a base of donors?
  • Do you have adequate staff?
  • Do you have volunteer leadership?
  • Do you have an informed constituency?
  • Do you know who your potential donors are?
  • Do you have good donor/media relationships?
  • Do you have a donor database, which can record gifts, generate merged solicitation letters and acknowledgments?
  • Do you have a written case statement, including a mission, a vision and a fundraising goal?
  • Do you have potential major donors?
  • Do you have an involved and informed board?
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Development Audits

What is a development audit?

  • A development audit is an internal assessment of your fundraising program and your readiness to embark on new development ventures.
  • The development audit is a review of past and current fundraising practices and programs and establishes a framework for future development efforts.
  • The development audit looks at involvement of staff, board and volunteers in your fundraising program and offers recommendations on how to increase the effectiveness of your human resources.
  • The development audit evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of your development system including your computer hardware and software and offers recommendations to improve your system.
  • The development audit helps you look at your program from the donor's point of view and offers suggestions to improve your donor communication and stewardship.
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Development Plans

In order to know where you are going and how you will get there, your organization needs a complete Development Plan, which is a vital part of your overall Organizational Plan.

Your plan must be based on your mission and focus on your vision.

  • Jerold Panas, in his book, Megagifts, says the most compelling reason for a major donor to give to any organization is a strong belief in the mission of the organization.
  • Your mission should tell what your organization does, not how it does it, not what it hopes to accomplish someday, but where you are at this moment.
  • Your vision tells where you hope to be at a future time.
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Does Your Organization Suffer From "Event Addiction?"

Here is your chance to be the counselor who gets them on the road to recovery. Try CAPITAL VENTURE’s 12 Step Program to get your organization on the path to fundraising wellness. CAPITAL VENTURE has a team of qualified consultants who act as coaches to guide you through process, give you the tools to assess your events, and help you develop an integrated development program.  Read more



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Group Consulting Programs

If you need Expert Fundraising Consulting services, but think you can't afford them, the Nonprofit Roundtable series is designed for you! Each session in the series will give Executive Directors and Development Officers insight from a combination of both peer interaction and input from a seasoned fundraising consultant. You will learn proven methods to lead your organization and advance your philanthropy. At the end of 10 months, you will leave with a comprehensive development plan for your organization.  Read more



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Major, Planned & Deferred Giving Programs

The key to securing a major gift is:

The right person,
Asking the right person,
For the right amount,
At the right time,
In the right way,
For the right reason.


When identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gifts, it is important to remember the L-A-I principal.  Read more



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Planning and Feasiblity Studies

Why do a planning study?

  • Your case for support will be developed and tested.

  • A recommended campaign plan will be developed.

  • A planning study helps you "take the pulse" of your community.

  • It tells you whether your goal is likely to be attained.

  • Potential major donors to your campaign are identified.

  • Possible campaign leaders and volunteers are identified.

  • Community attitudes and awareness of your organization are revealed.

  • Your internal readiness to conduct a campaign will be evaluated.

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Prospect Research & Proposal Development (Grantwriting)

Prospect Research is the process of identifying, qualifying and involving prospective donors for your organization. Fundraising for major gifts starts from the top down, always starting with those closest to your organization and those with the most potential.  Read more