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Elena Paramore

Elena Paramore

Principal & Director of Practice at Our Fundraising Search, nonprofit fundraising consultant specializing in capital campaigns and development strategy

Jun 9, 2026

17:22
What does that look like? Burnout during a campaign? What are the symptoms there, Elena?
17:26
Yeah.
17:27
Well, obviously it can look like a lot of things.
17:31
It can look like, you know, reduced strategic thinking, meaning The leadership is overly focused on tactical issues rather than the overarching goal and difficulty bringing that back around and setting those goals.
17:50
Decision fatigue, meaning they're done.
17:54
They've had to make so many decisions for this campaign and for everybody around them and for the team that it's then not happening.
18:01
It's slowing to a halt and getting things done simply because they can't make that decision anymore.
19:38
For nonprofits out there that are considering a capital campaign, what should they evaluate to make sure they don't burn out while they're doing it?

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