Free tools, guides, and a monthly webinar.
Everything we share publicly to help nonprofit leaders run better capital campaigns. The same material we share with our own members — most of it free, all of it written from real client work.
Capital Campaigns Live.
A monthly 90-minute webinar for nonprofit leaders. Dan plus a rotating guest from a real campaign. Real numbers, real questions from the room. People sign up two months out — for good reason.
"How small teams beat big consultancies on campaign close rates."
Use these today.
Two tools that show you exactly where you stand. No email gate on either one.
Capital Campaign Readiness Scorecard
12 questions that tell you whether your organization is ready to launch a campaign — and where the gaps are. Your score appears right on the page.
Take the scorecard →Capital Campaign Cost Calculator
Drop in what your mission needs. See the campaign cost folded into the goal — and why none of it has to come out of your operating budget.
Run the numbers →Plain-English guides on capital campaigns.
Written by Dan, drawn from real client work. New guides every few weeks. Share with your board, your team, or that volunteer who keeps asking what a campaign actually is.
What is a capital campaign?
The plain-English explanation we wish someone had handed our clients before their boards started asking questions.
Are we campaign-ready?
The 12 questions we work through with every prospective Accelerator member — share with your board before the next meeting.
How to brief your board on a capital campaign.
A 15-minute script and slide-ready outline for the board update that gets your trustees on board before the work begins.
The lead-gift conversation: what to say first.
A script for the meeting that decides whether your campaign launches strong or stalls — and what to do when you don't get the answer you wanted.
Quiet phase vs. public phase — when to switch.
The single decision that determines whether your campaign feels like a launch or like a slow leak. We break it down with real examples.
Working with a board chair who's new to fundraising.
How to bring a first-time campaign chair up to speed in three conversations — without making them feel like they're in over their head.
The case for support, in 250 words or less.
Most case statements are too long. We'll show you how to write one that actually fits on a postcard — and still moves donors to write a check.
Stewardship: keeping donors after the campaign ends.
The most expensive donor is the one you only thanked once. A simple framework for what to do in the year after the ribbon-cutting.
Past resources, into a real conversation.
If the free tools and guides have taken you as far as they can, book a 30-minute call. We'll talk through where you are and what you actually need next.