- Hardcover: 528 pages
- Publisher: Jossey Bass; 2nd Edition edition (22 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0787949892
- ISBN-13: 978-0787949891
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 19.3 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,037,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This book is highly recommAnded for development professionals, as well as board members and administrators who believe that a few million can easily be raised by development personnel in their spare time." ––National Society of Fund Raising Executives Journal on the 1st edition
"Dove, drawing on his own experience and that of other authorities, has put everything into one volume, everything you need to know to succeed.... Considering the proliferation of capital campaigns, the only surprise is that such a book was so long in coming." ––Contributions on the 1st Edition
"Dove, drawing on his own experience and that of other authorities, has put everything into one volume, everything you need to know to succeed.... Considering the proliferation of capital campaigns, the only surprise is that such a book was so long in coming." ––Contributions on the 1st Edition
Michele Borba, author, Parents Do Make a Difference
"Practical solutions that will boost kids' competence and help parents know they can make a difference."
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A capital campaign is an organized, intensive fundraising effort on the part of a third-sector institution or organization to secure extraordinary gifts and pledges for a specific purpose or purposes (such as building construction, renovation, equipment acquisition, or endowment funds) during a specified period. Read the first page
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A capital campaign is an organized, intensive fundraising effort on the part of a third-sector institution or organization to secure extraordinary gifts and pledges for a specific purpose or purposes (such as building construction, renovation, equipment acquisition, or endowment funds) during a specified period. Read the first page
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Useful but disappointing
30 Nov 2002
Format:Hardcover
Although there is useful information in this book, I found it disappointing compared with the recommendations that I read.
Part 1, which is about 200 pages, is the text of the book and covers planning and implementing your campaign. Part 2 which is about 300 pages is a collection of about 35 sample documents.
I found the text, which included chapters by other authors, rambling and verbose, giving lists of functions and lists of alternatives without reaching conclusions. I skimmed this part and found little worth reading carefully. (In contrast, I just read Tony Poderis concise and excellent "Its A Great Day to Fundraise" from cover to cover.) The author attempts an academic approach, with unhelpful citations. Examples of somewhat useful items were an outline of a case statement and examples of gift charts.
Particularly weak was a chapter entitled "Technology in Fundraising" which claimed that it was about the single most important support factor in fundraising. We learn that we need a broad team to select this technology; that we need to attend user groups of the system we are considering; that we need to meet current users; that we need to test the system at our site; that the system should be easy to support; that to install the system we need leadership, time, funding, involvement, communication, expertise, testing, training, defined reports, standards, process, etc.; and on and on and on with more generalities. We are NOT told what it is reasonable to expect such a system to do, what features have proved useful, or any other specific information that someone who had actually used such a system might provided.
The sample documents, which were largely from an Indiana University campaign, struck me as examples that I would not want to follow, although I found some useful items.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The Best Guide for Plannind Major Gift Campaigns
21 July 2005
Format:Hardcover
In the short time I've had this book, I've used it extensivly to plan a forthcoming $25 million campaign in a college within a university. After 15 years of experience in major gift fund raising, I've finally found the book that includes ALMOST everything we need to launch a very successful effort. I deeply appreciate Mr. Dove's efforts to update his work and provide this useful guide.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A must have resource for a Capital Campaign
20 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
I had a copy of the first edition of this excellent book but when I enbarked on a new Capital Campaign I bought the new edition. It is a book which anyone - experience and otherwise - must have if you have to venture into capital campaigning.
Even if you been there and done that, it is excellent as a check to see if you're on track.
The updated version has looked at Capital Campaigns in the light of the changing world of philanthrophy.
In Australia, our Capital Camapigns may not be as large as some in USA but never the less are run in just the same way.
A must have reference and the best one out there as far as I'm concerned.
Even if you been there and done that, it is excellent as a check to see if you're on track.
The updated version has looked at Capital Campaigns in the light of the changing world of philanthrophy.
In Australia, our Capital Camapigns may not be as large as some in USA but never the less are run in just the same way.
A must have reference and the best one out there as far as I'm concerned.
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