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Capital Campaigns: Dangers to Beware
Capital Campaigns are complex programs with many dangers that can impact the outcome. Kirby-Smith Associates identifies areas where dangers lurk in capital campaigns.
Why Hire an Outside Consulting Firm?
“Churches that conduct their own campaigns tend to produce results that are about fifty percent (50%) of the professionally-led campaign.” The lower result far exceeds the amount saved by “do-it-yourself” Capital Campaigns. In addition, after a church has had a campaign that failed to reach its goal, it may take months, or even years to recover the lost momentum.
Ways to Increase Your Church's Offering
Need to increase you weekly offering? These tips have been compiled from our staff's experience.
Nine Commandments of Fundraising
How do you approach a fundraising effort in your church? Where do you place your campaign focus to be successful, and is your Christian community growing closer throughout the campaign?
Charitable Contributions_Know the Rules
Americans are generous people - in 2010, they gave more than $290 billion to charities despite the weak economy. Knowing the rules will help you to take advantage of deduction at tax time. By Rick Rodgers, CFP.
Need To Raise More Money?
At the beginning of a capital campaign, an often asked question by church leadership is how much can we raise? This question is usually followed by how successful are you at raising the goal?
Adaptive Reuse. Repositioning.
Recycling has become second nature to every household, in the construction industry the recycling is called adaptive reuse or repositioning. Adaptive reuse means giving an old building new purpose. For the team at Arthur Funk and Sons, Inc., Construction Services, giving old buildings at retirement communities, medical facilities and communities of faith has become second nature.