Nonprofit governance · Committees
Campaigns, major gifts, and development goals tracked over time
The development committee's work plays out across a whole campaign, not a single meeting. MinuteSmith keeps campaign decisions, major-gift discussions, event approvals, and goal tracking in one continuous record the board can follow gift by gift.
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Why fundraising decisions get lost between meetings
A fundraising committee runs on continuity — a campaign goal set in the spring, a major-gift strategy revisited each quarter, an event greenlit and then reviewed for its return. But when those decisions live in scattered notes, the committee loses the thread: did we ever set a goal for this campaign, what did we decide about naming the gift, how did last year's gala actually perform against target? Development committees also turn over often, and each new cohort tends to restart the same conversations because the prior reasoning was never captured where they can find it.
What MinuteSmith does
- Campaign decisions tracked meeting-to-meeting. Goals set, strategies chosen, and commitments made toward a campaign are recorded and carried forward, so the committee can see the whole arc of a campaign instead of a disconnected series of meetings.
- Major gifts and event decisions on the record. Discussions of major-gift strategy, gift acceptance and naming, and event approvals are captured with the committee's reasoning, so decisions about donor relationships and events are documented, not just remembered.
- Goals versus results, over time. Development goals and how the committee tracked against them stay searchable, so "how did we do against last year's target" is answerable with a citation to the meetings where it was discussed.
What you keep
- Campaign goals and the decisions made toward them
- Major-gift strategy, gift-acceptance, and naming decisions
- Event approvals and post-event reviews against target
- A searchable history of development goals and results
Ask your archive
Questions this record can answer — every answer cites the exact meeting it came from:
- “What goal did the committee set for the current capital campaign?”
- “What did we decide about accepting and naming the largest gift?”
- “How did last year's gala perform against its fundraising target?”
- “What major-gift strategy did the committee agree on this year?”
Security & data handling
Private AI over your own records — your minutes are never used to train AI models. See the Trust Center and Security page; for a procurement or security review, contact our security team.
Frequently asked questions
Can the committee follow a campaign across many meetings?
Yes. Goals, strategies, and commitments toward a campaign are recorded and carried forward, so the committee sees the full arc of a campaign rather than a disconnected series of meetings.
Are decisions about major gifts and events captured with their reasoning?
Yes. Major-gift strategy, gift-acceptance and naming, and event approvals are recorded with the committee's rationale, so donor and event decisions are documented and can be revisited later.
Is donor and campaign information used to train AI?
No. MinuteSmith runs private AI over your own records; fundraising minutes and donor discussions are never used to train AI models, and answers cite only your committee's own history.
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