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Capital Campaigns

The 3 M’s of Debt Reduction

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
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One of our consultants Herb Buwalda, has developed a great plan for churches that focuses upon the 3 M’s of debt reduction.  As anyone in the stewardship industry will tell you raising funds to pay off debt is some of the hardest dollars you can raise.  I always joke that...
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How Much Time Does it Take?

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Christian Stewardship, Christian Stewardship Firm, Christian Stewardship Materials, Church Stewardship, Church Stewardship Campaign, Improve Church Stewardship, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach
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One of the most oft asked questions about capital campaigns is, “how much time does it take?”  The answer is, it depends.  However here is a principle to apply… The longer time you give to your campaign the greater the likelihood of success! I typically answer...
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Why We Charge Less Than Our Competitors

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Biblical Stewardship Materials, Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Christian Stewardship, Christian Stewardship Materials, Church Capital Campaign, Church Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Fundraising, Church Giving, Church Stewardship, Church Stewardship Campaign, Church Stewardship Consultant, Improve Church Stewardship, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach
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Before you chose your next partner for your capital campaign let me share with you why we charge less than our competitors.  Last week one of my clients sheepishly told me that my fee was more than 50% lower than the other companies they interviewed.  I was not surprised by that....
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Tell Me What You Don’t Like About Capital Campaigns

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Capital Campaign, Church Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Fundraising, Church Giving Increase, Church Stewardship, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach
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“Tell me what you don’t like about capital campaigns and I might agree with you!”  That is what I told a lay leader this past week.  She preceded to tell me that in the churches last capital campaign the deacons of the church knocked on the doors of members...
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How to Preach a Capital Campaign Series

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : capital campaign preaching, capital campaign sermons, Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Christian Stewardship Materials, Church Capital Campaign, Church Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Fundraising, Church Stewardship, how to preach a stewardship series, how to preach during a capital campaign, how to preach on giving, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach
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Few pastors know how to preach a capital campaign series.  Failing here is where many a capital campaign is derailed.  For any church the most powerful tool for communicating the need and message of a capital campaign is the platform or pulpit.  Yet if you don’t use this...
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How to Earn the Right to Ask

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Biblical Stewardship Materials, Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Capital Campaign, Improve Church Stewardship, Increase Church Giving, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach, Ways to Increase Church Giving
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Before you start your next capital campaign you had better learn how to earn the right to ask.  If you have a capital campaign that is more than six months from now you need to start building the foundation for that campaigns success sooner rather than later.  To do that you have...
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The Chicken or the Egg Question for Capital Campaigns

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Christian Stewardship, Christian Stewardship Firm, Christian Stewardship Materials, Church Capital Campaign, Church Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Fundraising, Church Giving, Church Stewardship, Church Stewardship Campaign, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach
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Do you know what the chicken or the egg question for capital campaigns is?  You remember the old quip, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”   While it might be a silly question none the less we often wonder what should come first in planning.  The chicken or...
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Passion is the Fuel for Success

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Biblical Stewardship Materials, Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Christian Stewardship, Christian Stewardship Firm, Christian Stewardship Materials, Church Capital Campaign, Church Fundraising, How to Improve Church Stewardship, Improve Church Stewardship, Mark Brooks, Online Giving For Churches, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach, Ways to Increase Church Giving
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Vision paves the road for a great capital campaign but passion is the fuel for success.  I have been telling church leaders for years that vision is what gains dollars for any and everything in the church.  Yet without a passion to pursue that vision it will run out of fuel and...
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The Changing Field of Capital Campaign Companies

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
Tags : Capital Campaigns, Capital Stewardship Campaign, Christian Stewardship, Christian Stewardship Firm, Church Capital Campaign, Church Capital Stewardship Campaign, Church Fundraising, Church Stewardship Campaign, Mark Brooks, President of The Charis Group, Rev. Mark Brooks, Stewardship Coach, Stewardship Firm, The Charis Group, The Stewardship Coach
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One of the biggest landmines you have to navigate in picking a firm to help with your next campaign is the changing field of capital campaign companies.  Just last week learned the leader in our industry for almost twenty years, RSI, had been purchased by another firm.  It...
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How to Avoid Wasting Time With a Capital Campaign

Posted By : LaTresa Wlson
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If you are about to start raising funds for a project you need to know how to avoid wasting time with a capital campaign.  “Wait,” you say.  “Shouldn’t you be trying to convince readers to have a capital campaign?  Yet here you are talking about wasting...
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