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Dec 22 2025

10 Best Practices for a Successful Church Capital Campaign

By Brian Norton Steier Tips

By Matt Vuorela / Chief Executive Officer of Steier Group Church capital campaigns are defining moments in the life of a church. They stretch your goals, activate your community and strengthen your mission. With the…

Oct 21 2025

What every parish needs in a capital campaign manager

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

By Matt Vuorela / Chief Executive Officer of Steier Group When considering a professional fundraising and development firm to assist with or build a capital campaign for your church or organization, it is important to…

Sep 16 2025

Designing success: The power of graphic design in capital campaigns

By Brian Norton Steier Wire

In the world of capital campaigns, where extraordinary funding is at stake and long-term visions take shape, messaging is key. But even the most compelling messages can fall flat without the visual impact to match.…

Aug 29 2024

How did a rural Indiana parish raise 10 times its offertory in a campaign?

By Brian Norton Steier Tips

With a motivational capital campaign theme, Let’s Grow St. Joe!, the vibrant community of St. Joseph Catholic Church and School in Shelbyville, Indiana, embarked on an inspiring journey of renewal and expansion. From the initial…

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…

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…

Apr 17 2023

Fellowship Development, a Division of the Steier Group, launches

By Jim Steier Steier Tips

Fellowship Development, a Division of the Steier Group, launched on Monday, April 17, 2023. This new division is focused on meeting the campaign fundraising needs of Christian churches and schools. Fellowship Development will provide on-site,…

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…

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…

Customized Capital Campaigns

10 Best Practices for a Successful Church Capital Campaign

What every parish needs in a capital campaign manager

Designing success: The power of graphic design in capital campaigns

How did a rural Indiana parish raise 10 times its offertory in a campaign?

Lessons learned from raising $3 billion

Team Catholic: Dream big, then do the work

Fellowship Development, a Division of the Steier Group, launches

How to write a strong case for fundraising support

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?

How can the Steier Group assist you?

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