Campaign Planning and Management

Vandever Batten organizes endowment, capital, and capacity-building campaigns in sustainable ways that
strengthen the nonprofit through and far beyond any campaign season.

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Vandever Batten assessed The Mint Museum’s ability to fund its ambitious vision for the future.

Campaign Planning Study

Vandever Batten helps prepare an organization for campaign success by:

  • Shaping a Case For Support to test with potential lead donors and other shareholders.
  • Conducting interviews with staff, Board members, and potential past and current lead donors and prospects.
  • Assessing the organization’s development infrastructure, relationship with marketing, fundraising systems, processes, and results.
  • Crafting a report informed by key findings and recommendations for campaign success.

Mid-campaign Assessment

Similar to a campaign planning study, but Vandever Batten hosts fewer donor and volunteer interviews to assess the campaign structure, strategy, and support systems before making recommendations to strengthen fundraising outcomes.

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Vandever Batten is helping the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra raise $50MM to solidify its financial health, sustain its future, and strengthen the cultural system at large.

Capital Campaign Management

Vandever Batten shapes, guides, and manages all aspects of a capital, endowment, or capacity-building campaign. This includes:

  • Campaign planning and strategy development.
  • Campaign budget development.
  • Cultivation planning.
  • Oversight of all aspects of campaign implementation.
  • Prospect identification and research alongside the client.
  • Analysis of donor information systems. Coordination of development of all campaign collateral materials with involvement of client staff and a graphic design firm.
  • Volunteer recruitment assistance and management. Prospect assignments and briefings.
  • Solicitation material development and strategy. Volunteer training and report meetings.
  • Frequent campaign updates to the appropriate leadership. Problem-solving and strategic direction.
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Vandever Batten helped the Sullenberger Aviation Museum raise more than $34MM to diversify our region’s STEM-related workforce, create more equitable access to STEM education, and help strengthen Charlotte’s West Side.

Campaign Advisory Services

Vandever Batten supports all strategic aspects of an organization’s capital or endowment campaign, leaving implementation to client staff. Advisory Services include:

  • Campaign strategy development.
  • Board development on fundraising and related organizational topics.
  • Campaign leadership identification and recruitment strategy. Leadership gifts solicitation strategies. Prospect identification and research.
  • Volunteer recruitment and management strategies.
  • Design of cultivation activities for campaign leadership prospects.
  • Outline of campaign communications strategies.
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We help you envision and fund
your organization's future.