Capital campaign strategy best practices

Mar 19 2024

Lessons learned from raising $3 billion

By Brian Norton Steier Tips

Watch the video above for a short message from our CEO, Matt Vuorela. When Jim Steier founded the Steier Group in the attic of the Steier family home in 1997, the idea of helping…

Dec 04 2023

Campaign planning studies are vital for successful campaigns

By Brian Norton Steier Tips

A well-run campaign planning study is the launching pad for a successful capital campaign. Many organizations question the reasoning and value behind a planning or feasibility study. At the Steier Group, we almost always advocate…

Sep 01 2023

Team Catholic: Dream big, then do the work

By Sarah Deeney Steier Tips, Steier Wire

Team Catholic. It is a simple idea. Every member of the community working in unity to support the Catholic Church. But, in the Steier Group’s work across North America, we’ve found that’s often not the…

Jul 28 2023

Successful capital campaign led to bolstered annual fund for Paulist Fathers

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

Are you concerned that a capital campaign will negatively impact your organization’s annual giving program? Contrary to this common belief, the evidence is clear that capital campaigns have a positive effect on overall annual giving.…

Feb 24 2023

How to write a strong case for fundraising support

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

Every successful capital campaign needs a strong case for support. But writing the perfect case statement can seem daunting, especially if your task isn’t an obviously big draw like building a new church or adding…

Oct 19 2022

Paulist Fathers’ focus on mission leads to successful $30 million campaign

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

Through the Hope for the Future campaign, the Paulist Fathers raised over $30 million, far exceeding the initial public goal of $20 million. The key? The Paulists never made their campaign about money. Instead, the…

Jul 11 2022

Prayer, communication helped Epiphany of the Lord succeed during the pandemic

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community in Katy, Texas, kicked off its capital campaign in October 2019. The campaign combined the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s archdiocesan campaign with its own needs. The community faced debt from…

Jun 14 2022

What has the Steier Group learned in our 25 years of running capital campaigns?

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

Twenty-five years ago, I took a leap of faith in starting the Steier Group. I’d spent time as a journalist, working as an alum in the institutional advancement office of my Catholic high school and…

Nov 09 2021

Endowment campaign strategies that work

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

For many nonprofits, raising money for an endowment is the ultimate dream. To have the resources and support necessary to increase an endowment beyond an organization’s operating needs seems like a challenging, yet desirable goal.…

Sep 08 2021

Despite challenges of pandemic, parishioners propelled dioceses to campaign success

By Jim Steier Steier Tips, Steier Wire

Strong parishes, strong diocese. This mantra, from the Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, Bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton, during its capital campaign, sums up the benefit of a diocesan-wide capital campaign. When the Catholic faithful…

Capital Campaign Strategy

Lessons learned from raising $3 billion

Campaign planning studies are vital for successful campaigns

Team Catholic: Dream big, then do the work

Successful capital campaign led to bolstered annual fund for Paulist Fathers

How to write a strong case for fundraising support

Paulist Fathers’ focus on mission leads to successful $30 million campaign

Prayer, communication helped Epiphany of the Lord succeed during the pandemic

What has the Steier Group learned in our 25 years of running capital campaigns?

Endowment campaign strategies that work

Despite challenges of pandemic, parishioners propelled dioceses to campaign success

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