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Over 300 Families Pledge and St. Matthew Celebrates Ground breaking PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 19, 2010 York, PA – St. Matthew Lutheran Church held a groundbreaking ceremony on…

The Importance Of a Co-Visitor By Glendon Smith Personal visitation is the most effective way to ask donors to consider gifts of a sacrificial nature. It dignifies the potential donor…

Transitioning From The Readiness Assessment Into The Capital Compaign By Carl Graber There are few times in the life of a Capital Campaign that are more challenging for the consultant…

Preparing focus Group Presenters By Wayne Spaulding Among the sound principles that guide the undertaking of a James D. Klote and Associates capital campaign is the requirement that a Readiness…

Request For Proposals By Erin West Press release photo We are often surprised when a church leader sends out a request for proposal for directing a capital campaign. Usually, there…

How important is it to ask the right Questions when interviewing stewardship consultants? By Jim Klote At nearly every presentation I make regarding the services we provide, I am asked…

How to Sustain Energy in a Campaign By Jesse Winters Almost every Capital Campaign starts out with a lot of energy and enthusiasm behind the project. It probably isn’t much…

One of the Costliest Mistakes a Church Leader Can Make The Difference between Full-time and Part-time Consulting Firms By Jim Klote When church leaders decide it is time to embark…

The Pre-Campaign Planning Process By Herb Mahan Capital Campaign achievement is a function of certain fundamentals. These fundamentals are: A case for support Committed leaders A willing constituency, and A…

St. Bede’s Goes Green Menlo Park, CA – “Bede’s Greening” has been the theme of St. Bede’s strategic plan process, which has led them into their recent capital campaign with…

The Four main Reasons for Our Success By Jim Klote I am often asked about the success our firm enjoys, and that of our church clients in terms of Capital…

Ensuring a Successful Campaign By Wayne Spaulding As congregations, and their leadership, consider undertaking a Capital Campaign, they must inevitably ask themselves, What does it take to be successful? And…