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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Donor Recognition and Stewardship After Capital Campaigns

Topics: stewardship, donor cultivation, capital campaigns

Your nonprofit’s capital campaign may have ended, but your work is far from finished. Now, you have to shift your focus to . Showing appreciation to your donors after a capital campaign is crucial because it strengthens their relationship with your organization, leading to higher donor retention and loyalty.

For this reason, it’s important that you get your post-campaign stewardship phase right. This guide provides tactical strategies for recognizing and stewarding donors, turn [...]

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Questions to Ask Before Creating a Nonprofit Strategic Plan

Topics: strategy, goal-setting, strategic plan, capital campaigns

How will your nonprofit make an impact one year from now? Or five years from now? Amid shifting priorities, resources, and community needs, how do you stay the course on your mission? The answers lie in strategic planning.

A nonprofit strategic plan is a roadmap that outlines how your organization will accomplish its long-term goals, typically encompassing the next three to five years. Whether you aim to build more lasting partnerships with major donors or provide more high-quality and acc [...]

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Major Donor Cultivation Explained: How to Build Partnerships

Topics: stewardship, strategy, communications, donor cultivation, capital campaigns

Every nonprofit understands how important major donors are—they provide the largest contributions to your annual fund, invest in your growth through donations to capital campaigns, and serve as long-term ambassadors for your cause. Their commitment to your organization warrants plenty of individualized attention from your staff members, especially when you’re trying to solicit a prospect’s first major gift.

However, cultivating major donor relationships is an intricate pr [...]

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Understanding Nonprofit Capital Campaigns: 4 Things To Know

Topics: stewardship, strategy, fundraising, best practices, capital campaigns

Fundraising is your nonprofit’s bread and butter. Whether you’re working to fill your annual fund, raise money for a specific program, or finish out the year strong with a holiday-themed fundraising push, you’re consistently designing and implementing fundraising campaigns to ensure you have the resources to deliver your mission. 

But there’s one kind of campaign that is rather unique—a capital campaign. These are large-scale projects that nonprofits cond [...]

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