RaiseMN Campaign Institute
Starting in 2017, the Campaign Institute was the first program offered by RaiseMN. Thanks to generous support from Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, RaiseMN focused its inaugural year serving five nonprofits in the Twin Cities East Metro, expanded to serve 14 nonprofits in that same geography the next year, and scaled to add Greater Minnesota nonprofits in 2019.
Last year, the Campaign Institute served a cohort of more than 30 nonprofits across Minnesota and has supported nearly 100 organizations since its inception.
Our 2023 Campaign Institute cohort
Ashland Productions
Building Remembrance for Reconciliation
Chamber Music Live
Ecolibrium 3
Fairmont Opera House
Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Frozen River Film Festival
Give Us Wings
Good Courage Farm
High Tech Kids
Marine Mills Folk School
Mentor North
Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement
Minnesota Boychoir
Residents of Color Collective
SPARK Children's Museum of Rochester
Shakespearean Youth Theater Company
Teatro del Pueblo
The Drawer
Tiwahe Foundation
Tofte Lake Center
Two Harbors Community Radio
Walker West Music Academy
West Side Community Organization
Wildflyer Coffee
Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment
Young Dance
Youth Chorale of Central MN
Youth Farm
Three components to the RaiseMN Campaign Institute
Expert coaching
Through the RaiseMN Campaign Institute, nonprofits are paired with expert fundraising coaches to assess their current fundraising strategies and identify areas for growth. Coaches and organizations explore ways to maximize use of their current systems, and identify tools such as email marketing, social media, data management and fundraising platforms to expand and solidify their fundraising infrastructure. With their coach, nonprofits build and scale fundraising management tailored to the needs and strengths of each organization.
Customized training
In addition to the support of their coach, Campaign Institute participants take part in workshops with their peer organizations to build upon existing skills as they enact their new strategy and infrastructure, from marketing and communications and technical best practices to data management. Through these workshops, participants will also share progress with each other to build relationships through the process.
Creating time and space to do the work
We believe our time together can best be spent when nonprofits invest significant time into partnering with us. In recognition of that investment, we will grant $2,500 to each organization at the end of the Campaign Institute with the partnership of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.