Case Studies

We’ve been privileged to work with a broad array of nonprofit organizations. As different as they may look on the surface, no matter what their size or location, their mission or funding goals, they all have one thing in common: they want to positively impact their communities, just like you. Our proven approach of translating organizational activities into outcomes funders value can help you achieve that goal.

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Fundraising During A Pandemic

This Chamber had just started a five-year capital campaign when the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a halt. How do you continue fundraising when your community is in various stages of recovery?

Generating Support in Your Community

Fundraising is a skill and a full-time job. When your community has been approached numerous times for donations and volunteering over the years, how do you get investors excited about supporting your project?

Using A Feasibility Study to Plan A Successful Campaign

How do you generate investments for infrastructure improvements at a community college in a state known as the “granddaddy” of the Promise Program initiative? Can you convince investors to fund both efforts?

Building Your Organization For Its Future Growth

This YMCA had leased buildings from the city and moved from place to place over its entire 125-year existence. How do you find the funding for the permanent home you need in order to provide a vibrant, central hub for youth development, social responsibility and healthy...

Overcoming Your Board’s Reluctance to Ask for Funding

Most public schools can rely on government funding to assist in bricks and mortar funding needs, but what if you are a public charter school and ineligible for such funding? How do you raise awareness and support for your school amongst the local community, including...

When Traditional Campaign Strategies Aren’t Effective

How do you decide who to hire to manage your capital campaign? Do you need a “full-service” firm or is an “of-counsel” consultant sufficient? Is it worth the risk to spend the money needed to hire an outside fundraising firm; will they raise enough money...

Launching A Successful First Capital Campaign

Can a rural community Economic Development Organization (EDO), which has never run a capital campaign in the past, launch a major fundraising initiative? How do you generate full buy-in from a business community that has never been presented with an “ask” of this nature? These are...

DeMet’s Candy Company ribbon cutting, May 2009. DeMet’s makes Turtles Candy and Flipz Pretzels.

Hiring Fundraising Counsel After Years of Successful, In-house Campaigns

Why should an Economic Development Organization (EDO) that has run successful capital campaigns for years seek professional fundraising counsel? What is the benefit of conducting a full feasibility study prior to launching a campaign? How do you get longtime investors to significantly increase their investment...

Decreasing Dependency on Events for Funding

How does an Economic Development Organization (EDO) that has depended primarily on an annual fundraising event for years make the leap to launching a multi-year capital campaign? How do they secure buy-in and support from the regional business community? These were the primary concerns faced...

Inter-Faith Council's Community House Construction

Competing for Community Funding

What do you do when you launch a capital campaign in the midst of an economic recession, when you face stiff “competition” for fundraising dollars from a series of high profile nonprofits in your area, and when your longtime executive director leaves at the outset...

Moving Forward After A Disappointing Feasibility Study

Duluth, Georgia-based Rainbow Village has been providing transitional housing to homeless families with children for over 25 years. In 2008, the organization’s leadership determined it was time to significantly expand their mission… with a goal of tripling the number of families they serve. They took...