Should Nonprofits Keep Doing Capital Campaigns? (Part 1 of a series)

Should Nonprofits Keep Doing Capital Campaigns? (Part 1 of a series)

by Tom Wilson Major Gifts Guru


The Great Recession is causing chaos throughout America and the world. Nonprofit organizations aren't immune. In fact, they are the most vulnerable and the most sought after in tough times.

As a major gifts specialist and a capital campaign consultant, I get asked regularly about the future of capital campaigns.
  • Are they dead?
  • A thing of the past?
  • Who would think of doing one is the wild economy?
  • As a campaign consultant you must be in real trouble?>/li>
This new series of posts will explore the pros and cons of nonprofit capital campaigns in tough times. We'll cover three major issues:

1) Understanding capital campaigns

2) Positives on why you should campaign

3) Challenges to campaigning in tough times


more to come



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