# How to Hire the Right Capital Campaign Consultant and Get Your Board Fully On Board

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Podcast: [All About Capital Campaigns: Nonprofits, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Toolkit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-about-capital-campaigns-nonprofits-fundraising-major-gifts-toolkit-2136244)
Published: 2026-01-27T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/capital-campaign-pro/episodes/How-to-Hire-the-Right-Capital-Campaign-Consultant-and-Get-Your-Board-Fully-On-Board-e3e7lgf
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## Resource

Hiring a capital campaign consultant can quietly shape the success of your entire campaign, long before a single dollar is raised. In this episode of All About Capital Campaigns , hosts Amy Eisenstein and Andrea Kihlstedt walk through how nonprofit leaders can involve their boards, educate their teams, and choose a capital campaign consultant with clarity and confidence. Amy and Andrea share why the consultant selection process itself creates valuable learning for board members and staff, even before any hiring decision is made. They explain how a thoughtful process builds alignment, surfaces assumptions, and helps organizations understand what experienced capital campaign support actually looks like. Listeners hear why starting with conversations matters more than paperwork, and how early calls with consultants reveal far more than a standardized proposal ever could. Amy and Andrea outline how to form an effective consultant selection committee, who should serve, how large it should be, and how to set expectations so the work stays focused and productive. They also explain how involving skeptical board members at the right moment can strengthen buy in rather than stall progress. The conversation addresses one of the most common missteps nonprofits make when hiring a consultant: relying on an RFP to drive the decision. Amy and Andrea explain how RFPs often lead organizations to define services they do not yet understand, while strong consultants respond best to real conversations about goals, readiness, leadership dynamics, and fundraising history. Listeners learn what to listen for during early calls, including curiosity, responsiveness, and the kinds of questions consultants ask when they truly understand campaigns. This episode also tackles persistent myths about lo…

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