Inspire Generosity

A capital campaign, sometimes referred to as a generosity initiative, is generally defined as a focused effort designed to generate financial support for a specific purpose or project. The campaign is a church-wide time of prayer, involvement, personal growth, and generosity. A CFR campaign places the emphasis on the biblical calling to be faithful and generous givers, using best practices developed through decades of successful campaigns.

• Churches using consultants typically raise significantly more money than those that don’t
• A CFR Consultant will help your campaign team and church staff navigate through the difficult part(s) of the process and stay on course, even when it’s easy to get off track.
• CFR brings a wealth of knowledge and practice to each campaign, allowing us to customize a program tailored to your specific needs and goals, thus increasing the likelihood of success.
• Daily church operations often require the church’s full attention. Outsourcing non-core competencies allows you to work with experienced professionals

Your CFR consultant will help set realistic, attainable goals, assist in the selection of your volunteer campaign team, and guide you through the entire campaign. CFR provides:
• Onsite training for the volunteer campaign team
• Regular email and phone contact with church staff and campaign team members
• A detailed calendar and task list for each team member
• Online design samples for all campaign-related materials
• A comprehensive follow-up program that keeps commitments on track.
We encourage maximum membership participation through our customized program that has helped churches of all sizes.

Generally speaking, congregational assessment, selecting the campaign team and theme, comprehensive training, and full implementation of a capital campaign requires a minimum of four months. Your consultant will discuss the optimal time(s) of year for your church to engage in the entire process

A readiness survey is a confidential, interactive process that gleans information from your membership before a project or campaign is undertaken. The survey provides members the opportunity to share their knowledge, attitudes, opinions, and support of the current ministry and its future direction. Your consultant will work with your staff and leadership team to craft this survey. The survey methodology includes:
• Personal interviews
• Phone interviews
• Web survey
• Mail survey

All survey responses are combined to produce a comprehensive summary and report to leadership that will contribute to a positive project and campaign experience.

Our consulting fee includes all materials provided to you during the campaign and travel expenses of the CFR team serving you. The CFR fee is determined by the annual income and size of your congregation and is not based on a percentage of the amount raised during the campaign. Additional costs the church will incur are varied, based on your church’s selected events, but usually include the following elements: design of communication pieces, printing and postage, guest speaker (optional), creation of videos, food and meals for certain special events. All additional expenses are controlled entirely by the church.