| 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 outlines 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. |
Paul Pruett
Capital Campaign Steering Committee |
| It is a fool who undertakes a Capital Campaign without the benefit of a
professional campaign advisor, and it is even a bigger fool who does not do
exactly as he is admonished. |
Richard D. Giles
Capital Campaign Steering Committee |
| Seven days a week your Consultant was meeting, phoning, cajoling, reminding,
suggesting, and yes, insisting that we all do our respective assignments.
Both cheerleader and taskmaster, he led us on the path to success. We were
blessed to have your company at our service. |
| As Senior Warden of St. Paul’s, I want to add my thanks. While I supported our
campaign goal, I expected to actually achieve about 60% of the goal. The
financial capabilities were there, but I felt we all needed to develop a
broader, deeper commitment to the church which couldn’t have been done in the
short period of the campaign. You helped a number of key people think
beyond the limitations we had set for ourselves, not just financially, but
emotionally. Thanks for helping us to expand our potential. It
will carry beyond the Capital Campaign to our parish life. |