Campaign 1776 is a new program launched by The Civil War Trust. The Trust to date has saved over 41,000 acres of Civil War battlefields. It has an outstanding record of being cost-effective, minimizing overhead, and putting most of its contribution dollars into land acquisition. Due to its record, it was asked by the National Park Service to expand its scope to the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
This was the subject of extended debate with the CWT, where people were conflicted between a broad interest in American military history and a desire not to lose a singular focus on its primary mission. The decision was to proceed. Campaign 1776 is strictly segregated from the CWT in land acquisition funding, so your preservation contribution will go strictly to the conflict (or sometimes, the specific battlefield) to which you are giving. What is shared is staff expertise, such as the professional land acquisition staff, the map-making gurus, and the historical interpretation team. The remaining Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites that are eligible for preservation are dwarfed by the available Civil War acreage, so it was felt that the added scope was manageable.
Anyhow, Campaign 1776 just got started last year and is in its infancy. If the CWT can replicate its success on the Civil War, it will rapidly become the preeminent preservation group in the field. In this connection, I would note that the CWT has an excellent record of working collaboratively with local preservation groups as well. It does not hog the stage. There is plenty of work to go around, and anyone who can raise some bucks is welcome to pitch in.