Developing a Budget | Campaign Managers Toolbox

In the heat of the campaign, you do not always have the time to analyze and plan, as you would always like. That is why budgeting accurately now, can help bridge the gap and make stressful decisions easier to make. When a pushy advisor pressures you to spend money on something you decided not to do, it will be so much easier to resist if you have a document to point to. This guide goes through the basics of breaking down your campaign plan into expenditures, building those up into a full budget, estimating your fundraising capabilities, and balancing the whole thing.