Preparing for a Successful Capital Campaign

May 25, 2016 by Dianna Smiley in Capital Campaign

In this post, I cover one of the three most important considerations the leadership of any group pondering a capital campaign should place front and center: Investment funding available for the campaign activity.

Advice for small shops on raising money with 0 – 2 development staff

March 06, 2015 by Dianna Smiley in Strategy

If you can afford only one development professional, that person should probably have skills and experience in building an annual fund, focusing mostly on mass individual giving – building your donor base in terms of numbers and trying to move donors up in their giving.