Steier Tips

Strategies for Success
Part Two: Leadership Recruitment - The Importance of Recruiting an Effective Leadership Team

Volunteer leadership teams play an integral role in the success of your capital campaign. Strong, committed leaders offer nonprofit organizations immeasurable credibility for their cause and campaign.

In recruiting a strong leadership team, it is important, as we shared in last month’s Steier Tips, that the responsibilities and expected level of involvement are communicated with the potential leaders.

In recruiting campaign leaders, it is important to find leaders who are willing to:

• Speak positively and passionately about the organization and its mission.
• Make a personal gift to the effort.
• Assist in the identification and evaluation of donors.
• Solicit donors.
• Introduce and welcome new donors to be a part of the effort.

When successful and trustworthy civic, business and church leaders are dedicated to an effort, it gains the support of others within the community, while also raising its public profile and additional funds.

With committed leaders, your organization is one step closer to reaching its goal!

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Other Steier Tips articles:

Ask Amounts
Creative Campaigning
Getting Read
Development Doldrums
Getting to Goal
Selling the Mission
Preparing for the Feasibility Study
Volunteer Involvement
Striking Out in a Campaign
New Year's Resolution
Preparing for Campaigns
Past Donors
Strategies for Success: Job Descriptions
Strategies for Success: Successful Donor Evaluations
Strategies for Success: Solicitation Training
Strategies for Success: Communications
Strategies for Success: Efficient and Effective Databases
Strategies for Success: Thanking your Volunteers and Donors
Tax Provision a Great Benefit for Donors
"Challenge" Your Campaign
Hosted Events in Capital Campaigns
Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?
Strategies for Success: The Tortoise and the Hare
The Importance of Personally Visiting Foundations
Make Summer Special
Post Campaign Strategy
Continuous Cultivation
Staying in Front of "Seasonal" Donors
Assessing Your Organization's Year-End Giving Program
Differences Between Development Audit and Capital Campaign
Identifying the Right Leaders
Campaign Communications
Assessing Your Organization's Campaign Readiness
Recruiting and Training Volunteers
The Magic Words
Donor Evaluation - Setting the Request Amount
Consistency in your Development Efforts
Keeping Your Donors Involved
Keeping the Excitement Alive
The Ask
The Importance of Hosted Events
Back to the Future
The Internet: Taking Advantage of the New Normal
The Importance of Recognizing Your Donors
Getting Off to a Good Start: The Importance of the Feasibility Study
Volunteer Training

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