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Five Lessons for creating an effective (and accountable) Nonprofit Board
Help your board members avoid dysfunction and clearly understand their roles in supporting your nonprofit’s success. As our firm -...

Craig Clemons
Apr 149 min read


Leverage the power of Fundraising Barometers
Great campaign strategies use fundraising barometers to easily and effectively convey PROGRESS of a campaign. Our firm -...

Craig Clemons
Apr 103 min read


Top 21 Fundraising Tips
It is difficult to limit today’s successful TOP FUNDRAISING TIPS to under 100 tactics, techniques and best practices, but this was the...

Craig Clemons
Apr 17 min read


What NOT to expect from a Major Gift Campaign Consultant
If you’re thinking about a major gift campaign ( Clemons-Associates has served 40+ clients with campaigns ranging from $3M to $300M),...

Craig Clemons
Mar 14 min read


Tracking and Reporting Major Gift Campaign progress
We know major gift campaigns can be large, intimidating and complex, but many stakeholders (including Board Directors and Committee...

Craig Clemons
Feb 14 min read


Why major gift campaigns fail (and how to make sure you succeed!)
A recent Board of Directors associated with a nonprofit charitable organization shut down the idea of a major gift campaign. Their...

Craig Clemons
Jan 264 min read


GREAT donor experiences and how you can achieve better connections!
You have donors contributing to your nonprofit by way of its a) mission, vision, purpose and values b) qualified and competent staff...

Craig Clemons
Dec 8, 20245 min read


Mission Critical Development Tools
Nonprofit Plans / Campaigns can be difficult to ideate, difficult to plan, difficult to execute, difficult to monitor and difficult to...

Craig Clemons
Nov 11, 202410 min read


Four Tips for feeling more comfortable when making an ‘ask’ in person
Here’s a secret you won’t hear in the market or read in most fundraising books… most fundraisers get nervous when making 'asks' in...

Craig Clemons
Sep 14, 20244 min read


Congratulations to the River of Life Project
Located in east Asia, this passionate and forward-thinking ministry leverages a four-part ministry to reach citizens in North Korea....

Craig Clemons
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Track Major Gift Campaign Progress with 6 Simple Questions
Major Gift campaigns can be large, cumbersome and complex, our clients often ask if there are simple and straightforward ‘templates’ so...

Craig Clemons
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Designing your Case for Support
The Clemons-Associates team argues a CASE for SUPPORT is one of the most important documents you will create for your nonprofit's future.

Craig Clemons
Jun 3, 20244 min read


Campaign Readiness: Setting the Stage for Success
Clemons-Associates has developed a customized, sequential step-by-step plan for designing, executing major gift campaigns.

Craig Clemons
Jun 2, 202414 min read


Quarterly Report
As several Clemons-Associates team members have degrees in Journalism, Marketing, Advertising and MassComm, our team naturally believes...

Craig Clemons
May 9, 20242 min read


What does a Campaign cost?
From decades of data, we know Campaign Consultants can drastically reduce the learning curve of a Board/Committee/Staff when it comes to...

Craig Clemons
Mar 2, 20244 min read


Congratulations to The Inspirion Center for Performing Arts
Planned to be conveniently located in north-central Oklahoma City, this unique and forward-thinking institution will feature a beautiful...

Craig Clemons
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Communicating Campaign 'State of the Union' to key Stakeholders
An important element when designing the successful Project, Endowment or Capital Campaign (typically in the $1M to $300M range), is the...

Craig Clemons
Jan 14, 20243 min read


Congratulations Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits! $10M raised and counting...
Arguably, OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS is the best of its kind in all 50 US states. They provide mission-critical services to more than...

Craig Clemons
Dec 31, 20232 min read


8 Deliverables of the Campaign Consultant
So…you are a smart leader and already understand how a Campaign Consultant can help you achieve your monetary goals for facilities,...

Craig Clemons
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Designing your Naming Opportunities
An important element when designing the successful Project, Endowment or Capital Campaign (typically in the $1M to $300M range), is the...

Craig Clemons
Oct 9, 20232 min read