Are You Ready?
Preparing for a Capital Campaign Part 2 Capital campaigns can be all-consuming in the life of any organization or ministry. For our churches to see… Read More »Are You Ready?
Make it About Your Mission and Vision
Preparing for a Capital Campaign Part 1 Many capital campaigns fail. When a campaign isn’t successful, it usually comes back to a handful of common… Read More »Make it About Your Mission and Vision
Acknowledging Campaign Donors
Creating an Effective Capital Campaign – Part 4 There are times we ask our church members to step up and help us fund a major… Read More »Acknowledging Campaign Donors
Don’t Rush the Process
From the series, Conducting the Silent Phase of Your Capital Campaign. The artist’s rendering of our new wing or addition can often feel like the… Read More »Don’t Rush the Process
Doing Your Research
From the series, Conducting the Silent Phase of Your Capital Campaign. Take full advantage of the quiet phase of your capital campaign to gather as… Read More »Doing Your Research
Conducting the Silent Phase
Creating an Effective Capital Campaign – Part 3 Chances are good that your church is or will one day soon consider a capital campaign to… Read More »Conducting the Silent Phase
Considering a Capital Campaign in an Uncertain Economy: The Big Picture
Part 1 of 4 Record high inflation, labor shortages, and a rollercoaster stock market are enough to give any of us heartburn as we try… Read More »Considering a Capital Campaign in an Uncertain Economy: The Big Picture
Preparing Your Church
Creating an Effective Capital Campaign – Part 2 A capital campaign for an organization is often many months, if not years, in the planning. It… Read More » Preparing Your Church
Develop Your Ask Strategy
From the series, Conducting the Silent Phase of Your Capital Campaign. The silent phase of a capital campaign is our chance to “fly under the… Read More »Develop Your Ask Strategy
Getting Input from Your Key Donors
From the series, Conducting the Silent Phase of Your Capital Campaign. Most organizations rush into capital campaigns. And it’s understandable – we have a desperate… Read More »Getting Input from Your Key Donors
Steps to Feasibility
Creating an Effective Capital Campaign – Part 1 At some point in the life of your church, you’ll likely need to implement a capital campaign.… Read More »Steps to Feasibility
Effective Donor Engagement for Churches – Part 4
Our best givers in our churches usually are generous supporters of other organizations, too. The difficult truth is that those other charitable causes often do… Read More »Effective Donor Engagement for Churches – Part 4