Mission Advancement

09/01/2026

Thinking about a Capital Campaign and wondering if your organization is actually ready?

A Planning Study helps replace assumptions with information to make the wisest next step.

Angel De Leon explains how an outside perspective, stakeholder conversations, and clear recommendations can help leaders understand where they stand before moving forward.

08/25/2026

What if Mission Advancement isn’t the right fit for your organization?

We’d rather answer that honestly than begin a partnership that isn’t right for either of us.

Lacey Young shares three things that can help you determine whether our approach to fundraising is the right fit for your organization.

08/18/2026

How do you build funding that lasts?

Not just through the next campaign or the next fiscal year, but in a way that strengthens relationships and builds generosity over time.

Jennifer shares how Mission Advancement approaches fundraising differently and what sustainable, relationship-based fundraising looks like in practice.

08/11/2026

What does it cost to work with Mission Advancement?

It’s one of the most common questions we hear, and the answer depends on more than a price tag.

Need, scope, complexity, and the length of an engagement all shape the investment. But there’s another question worth asking: What could it cost your organization to move forward without the right support?

Angel De Leon breaks it down in this short video.

08/04/2026

This week marks an exciting new chapter for Mission Advancement.

As Steve Bult officially begins serving as President, we wanted to share a moment from our recent podcast that says a lot about who he is.

Sometimes the biggest adventures begin with a simple "yes."

Hear the story behind Steve's move to Texas, what led him to Mission Advancement, and the heart he'll bring to serving schools, ministries, and nonprofits.

Watch the full conversation with Jennifer and Schuyler: link in the comments below.

07/31/2026

Why do some campaigns succeed while others fall short? Scott Taylor shares what makes the difference in this week’s Summer Break question.

07/28/2026

This is the final week of our Summer Office Hours, and the question feels like the right one to close on.

Why do some campaigns lose momentum while others take off?

The answer almost never comes down to the cause, the community, or the economy. It almost always traces back to what happened, or did not happen, before the campaign launched.

That has been the thread running through everything we have explored this summer.

If you want to go deeper on why preparation is the single biggest predictor of campaign momentum, this conversation is exactly that.

Executive Conversation with Dr. Nancy Krenek, Founder and CEO of ROCK (Ride on Center for Kids) in Georgetown, Texas, as we discuss their $4 million capital campaign for program expansion.

07/21/2026

Before a major donor says yes, there is a conversation happening that your organization may not be fully part of.

It is not always spoken. Sometimes it happens on the drive home after a tour.

Sometimes it happens across a dinner table. But it is happening. And the questions being asked are almost never primarily about the campaign goal or the project timeline.

They are about trust.

This week we are asking what donors are really looking for before they make a major gift.

If the fear of the ask is part of what is getting in the way of building that trust, this article speaks directly to it.

Nonprofits that thrive treat campaigns as more than a moment. Discover strategies to avoid pitfalls and build lasting fundraising strength.

07/14/2026

If there is one word in fundraising that gets the most agreement and the least follow-through, it is cultivation.

Leaders know it matters. Teams understand the concept. And yet when a campaign is approaching and the calendar is full, cultivation is almost always the first thing that gets compressed.

This week we are asking why building meaningful donor relationships takes as long as it does, and what actually happens when you try to rush it.

This video on the cultivation stage of the donor cycle is worth watching.

This week's episode of our Summer Break Series gets into the heart of your work with donors! The third ring of our donor cycle - Cultivate - is where you really dig deep to connect with your donors.

07/10/2026

Time for this week’s Summer Break question: What does it look like to work toward a common goal?

Tim Connor shares a simple but important reminder that meaningful progress happens when everyone understands the goal, knows their role, and keeps moving in the same direction.

We’re still collecting your questions this summer, so keep sending them our way.