Capital Campaigns & Planned Giving: A Practical Guide for Australian Charities: How Small-to-Medium Nonprofits Can Secure Major Gifts, Build Endowments, and Fund Their Future

By Monique Littlejohn

Build the Future of Your Charity-Without Relying on Endless Fundraisers

If your nonprofit feels trapped in the cycle of raffles, gala dinners, sausage sizzles, grant applications, and annual appeals just to survive another year, you are not alone.

Across Australia, CEOs, board members, and fundraising staff are asking the same question:

How do we create sustainable income and long-term financial security for our organisation?

In Capital Campaigns & Planned Giving: A Practical Guide for Australian Charities, experienced philanthropy leader Monique Littlejohn breaks down the strategies that Australian nonprofits can use to secure transformational gifts, build endowments, launch capital campaigns, and create meaningful legacy giving programs-even with small teams and limited budgets.

Written specifically for the Australian charitable sector, this practical guide cuts through the myth that sophisticated fundraising only works in the United States or for billion-dollar institutions. While many nonprofit leaders believe "fundraising is different in Australia," the truth is that Australian donors are just as motivated by legacy, purpose, relationships, and impact as donors anywhere else in the world. What most organisations lack is not donor generosity-but the structure, confidence, and strategy to unlock it.

This book shows you how.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

Assess whether your organisation is ready for a capital campaign or planned giving program

Build board confidence and create a culture of philanthropy

Cultivate major donors authentically without large fundraising budgets

Launch realistic capital campaigns for Australian nonprofits

Introduce bequests and legacy giving conversations ethically and confidently

Build an endowment for long-term financial stability

Understand Australian tax-effective giving structures including shares, superannuation, and estates

Steward donors in ways that create lifelong relationships and future gifts

Avoid common fundraising, governance, and compliance pitfalls

Unlike generic overseas fundraising manuals, this book speaks directly to Australian charities, community organisations, schools, arts groups, medical charities, and regional nonprofits navigating Australia's unique philanthropic and regulatory environment.

Whether you are a CEO trying to move beyond survival mode, a board member searching for sustainable income strategies, or a fundraiser ready to secure transformational gifts, this book provides practical, realistic guidance you can implement immediately.

Because the future of your organisation should not depend entirely on the next fundraising event.

It should be built to last.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H2F4HTR5
• ISBN13: 9798197732576
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"