I want to commend James D. Klote & Associates on the efforts and leadership of your organization.
Our JDK&A consultant did a masterful job in guiding, leading, shepherding and encouraging the many members of our Church who participated in the Campaign by making visitations and “telling our story”. Our Consultant clearly explained what we were each to do and how to do it. Unfortunately, a few of us thought we could do it better by doing it “out way” only to discover that we not only diminished the experience of some of our parishioners for a significant gift but also reduced the level of giving of the Campaign from its real potential.The upside is that most of us did exactly what he outlined for us to do and the Campaign succeeded in spite of ourselves. I would highly recommend James D. Klote & Associates to advise other churches in their Capital Campaign efforts.
Steering Committee
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Bakersfield, California
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Carmel Lutheran Church kicked off its ‘Hearts Compelled To Share’ capital campaign in record style. As of January 25th just 73 families of the more than 900 in the church had already committed $3.75 million dollars. That total represents not only the best kickoff to a campaign at CLC, it also represents the best campaign in total even though only 8% of the congregation has pledged so far.
The previous best campaign was just four years ago when CLC collected a total of about $3 million in pledges from over 425 donors.
"Jim Klote, president of James D. Klote and Associates, a capital stewardship consulting firm based in Fall Church, VA, appears on the big screen during his "All Things New" presentation at this year's Annual Conference session. Klote and Associates will conduct free stewardship education workshops for churches in all 18 districts of the conference this fall.
Participants listen attentively during the church stewardship workshop at Wright's Chapel UMC.The Virginia Conference sponsored series of stewardship workshops in each district is winding down, with two more district gatherings remaining in November.
