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Campaigns provide extraordinary financial returns. To succeed, these efforts require thoughtful investments in development resources, including staffing and infrastructure.

True apples-to-apples benchmarks for campaign budgets are extremely challenging to pinpoint, because organizations vary widely in how they track campaign expenses. We’ve carefully constructed this survey to produce useful information but stay manageable for you to complete.

In addition to some quick background questions, the survey features four parts:
  • Campaign staffing: Did your organization add any positions?
  • Campaign management: Who is the campaign's quarterback?
  • Use of campaign consultants: What services are being used?
  • Campaign operations and infrastructure: How have organizations prepared their data, policies, and procedures for the rigors of campaigning?
Results from this survey will help you better understand the necessary investments to reach new campaign heights and to better advocate for the resources you need.

To be included in the final aggregate analysis, please submit this survey by Friday, January 30th, 2026.
 
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