capital campaign
Big money drive
A capital campaign is an intensive fundraising effort by a nonprofit organization to raise a large sum for a specific purpose—typically a building, major renovation, or endowment.
Unlike ongoing annual giving, capital campaigns have defined goals and timelines: The university launched a five-year capital campaign to build a new science center.
The "capital" refers to major assets rather than operating expenses.
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- stretch goalAmbitious secondary objective
- board membersGoverning body participants
- feasibility studyAssessment of project practicality
- infrastructure developmentBuilding essential shared systems
grant writing · foundations · sponsorships · alumni networks · gala events · pledge drives · community leaders · community outreach · financial reporting · corporate partnerships · budgeting · research funding · volunteers · staff · environmental conservation · cash flow management · government agencies · endowment
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
- fundingfunding, grant, loan, grants, crowdfunding
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- arts fundingarts funding, art funding, grants, federal funding, patronage
- arts patronagepatron, patronage, sponsors, benefactor, benefactors
- donor givingdonation form, donation page, bequest, matching gift, memorial gift
capital campaignannual fund
Regular institutional fundraising effort
annual appeal · membership dues · monthly giving · crowdfunding
capital campaignoperating budget
Allocated money for daily expenses
operating expenses · day-to-day operations · general fund · overhead costs · administrative costs
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