{"id":25958,"date":"2021-07-22T07:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/ready-or-not-here-it-comes-assessing-organizational-readiness-for-a-capital-campaign-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:34:55","slug":"before-you-build-a-capital-campaign-how-to-plan-objectives-for-board-approval","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/before-you-build-a-capital-campaign-how-to-plan-objectives-for-board-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Build a Capital Campaign: How to Plan Objectives for Board Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Has your organization talked about an expansion or needed a capital campaign for years? 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