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Sorry all, Alex Garcia just informed me that she has taken a position at the Dallas Museum of Art - who knows, maybe she can at least send you additional names.
With apologies,
Beryl
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>From: Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jan 7, 2014 1:29 PM
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>Subject: Re: capital campaign consultants?
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>Hi all,
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>Marilyn makes many, many good points, but I don't necessarily agree that you have to work with someone in your geographic area. A good campaign person will do their homework. I have found that (surprisingly) it made more difference to the prospective contractor whether they were familiar with museums/science centers vs. other types of nonprofits. It also depends on what you are asking them to do - turnkey? advice? guidance on practice?
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>I liked working with Anne Bergeron ([log in to unmask]), she has a great sense of how to structure a campaign, and can provide the tools and the framework, if that's what you need.
>
>Beryl
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>>From: Marilyn Hoyt <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Jan 7, 2014 12:36 PM
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>>Subject: Re: capital campaign consultants?
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>>The best campaigns are run by firms that know your philanthropic region and
>>organizations your size.
>>So the key is not someone who's done work with science centers, but a firm
>>who has done good work in your area with non-profit culturals or education
>>who are about your size. (non-profit culturals and education non-profits
>>will share donors with you. And they also share a key relationship to our
>>business model -- making donors and friends one person at a time since we
>>don't have grateful alumni or patients)
>> If this is a first campaign, you also want to know their experience with
>>first campaigns.
>>Ann, I know you are super well-networked. Get on the horn and talk with
>>your colleagues. Ask the trustees who are going to be in your campaign
>>cabinet too since they will be part of the selection. Interview at least 3
>>firms. You'll learn a lot and your trustees can have buy-in with the firm
>>they will be working with.
>>Buy a feasibility study. It's worth it.
>>Don't buy a monthly retainer....it makes a lot more sense to pay more/hour
>>and use the hours you need when you need them than buy a retainer. (If a
>>firm pushes retainer or in-house counsel, run, don't walk away. You want
>>them to bring you a successful campaign...not bring them a successful
>>business model) If you need extra staff, just push work in your shop down
>>to temps and do the high end relationship building work yourself. At the
>>end of the campaign, you'll have much deeper relationships....
>>Good luck!
>>
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>>On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Metzger, Ann <
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>>> Colleagues:
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>>> Does anyone have a recommendation on fundraising consultants with science
>>> center experience? We are in pre-campaign mode and would like to hear
>>> about anyone's positive experiences in this arena.
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>>> Ann M. Metzger
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