Tag: Organization – Giving Tree Associates, Inc.

Capital/Endowment Campaign Management Guest Bloggers

Wall of Founders – A Donor Wall Tale

Following completion of a capital campaign, many organizations choose to recognize their most generous contributors by including their name on a donor wall. As anyone who has designed a donor wall can attest, this can be quite a challenge. Some donors enjoy seeing their name on a wall, while others…

Board Development Capital/Endowment Campaign Management

Yes, Your Board Must Fundraise.

When prospective clients call and ask us to engage in a campaign management project, one of the first questions we ask is about lay leadership. “Tell us about the board’s role in fundraising…” we inquire. Or “…do you have a development committee?” Our first line of questioning tells us a…

Capital/Endowment Campaign Management

Capital Campaigns- Laying the Groundwork

Capital Campaigns are rarely, if ever, invoked to raise a small amount of money. Rather, they are designed to raise amounts that go above and beyond the regular call for support that an organization’s constituency is used to receiving. There are two main reasons for this: one, for the amount…

Capital/Endowment Campaign Management

Capital Campaigns- The What? and The Why?

Capital Campaigns are designed to raise money for a specific need, almost always regarding a physical structure or asset of an organization. Most Capital Campaigns are initiated to acquire, replace, or significantly refurbish an aging facility. In some instances, donations from a Capital Campaign go towards filling those facilities with…