A recent study of over 1,000 churches across the United States who had recently completed capital campaigns revealed that seemingly subtle differences in the ways various churches approached their campaigns yielded startling and significantly different campaign results. The study was conducted in June-July 2010 by Volkart May & Associates, a Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota based marketing and market research firm.
All Things New
"This was my first experience with fundraising visitation of this type."As Clergy Chair of the Peninsula District effort, I am deeply grateful for our Consultant's frequent and timely contacts with us. Although he had most of the entire state of Virginia to cover, he was always available by email or telephone and did not hesitate to arrange for appropriate times to meet with us as his schedule allowed. The training he provided us was exceptional. Our JDK&A Consultant was particularly gifted in nurturing those who are unfamiliar with the process and gave us the skills and resources we needed to carry out this mission.
This was my first experience with fundraising visitation of this type. I am confident that this process will bring the resources our conference needs to fulfill its task even as this newly-acquired skill has already benefited my personal ministry.
– Rev. William G. Davidson
Peninsula District Clergy Chairman
Virginia Conference UMC
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