We examine the fundamental factors involved in your readiness for a capital campaign. We investigate your organization’s strengths and weaknesses, programs, plans and priorities. We identify the financial and human resources needed before you launch a successful campaign.
Together, we prepare the strategy and timing of the public announcement of the campaign. We identify what you need for supporting communications, train campaign leadership and assist you in learning how to secure lead gifts.
We create a tightly structured campaign program. Each aspect of the program is focused on achieving a stated goal and timeline. The program includes: A specific publicly stated dollar goal, time limit, an intensively organized volunteer apparatus, publicity about your campaign and ideas for enthusiasm –raising activities.
Ongoing communication with donors is critical to your campaign success. The fulfillment goal is 90% of campaign commitments within 36 months from launch.
Ask tough questions, get good answers
Solicit board, staff, and key donors first
Organize seven to nine committees to solicit various segments; use 30-60 volunteers to serve on the committees
Collect the pledges, and do a great job of saying thanks for every gift
A Capital Campaign is good way to propel your organization to the next level. It forces you to plan, execute and fine-tune your mission, your vision and your core values. It makes you look forward.
Psalm 127:1 says, “Unless the Lord Builds the House…we labor in vain”. At the end of the day it is still HIS work and we are his co-laborers.
It will give you the opportunity to identify new mega and major donor prospects.
It will allow you to ask for multi-year commitments and increase your donor capacity by including your annual and capital funding needs.
A campaign will stretch the capacity and challenge your development team to step up. Building a team of volunteers will increase your organization’s fundraising space in your community.
A campaign will raise your ministry awareness in your community. With press releases your organization takes an expanded profile and brand in your community.