Getting to Goal

About the Book

The capital campaign is the single most important fund-raising effort that any non-profit organization can undertake. It must be well organized and there must be 100% commitment from the board, executive director, staff, campaign steering committee, and the many volunteers that will ultimately be involved. This manual covers every step of the journey in an easy common sense approach. It is especially usefull to organizations needing to raise up to one million dollars. You will learn issues to be addressed by the board and executive directors well as how to set the campaign goal, structure the campaign, select leadership. Getting to Goal will be useful to anyone who wants to learn more about managing a successful campaign.

About the Author

June and Trish have been active in their community for over 25 years and involved in many capital campaigns. They have worked with consultants and without them. They wanted to write a manual for nonprofits to follow that would allow them to see the whole picture of a campaign and begin to see themselves in the many different roles that it takes for a successful one. A reader will be interested because the manual is easy to follow, gives a timeline to accomplish the campaign with job descriptions and worksheets. They also have examples of simple case statements, pledge cards, and organizational charts. They assume that you have you have never run a capital campaign and need basic practical advice.