Hosted by: Stewardship & Planned Giving
Presented by: Guest speaker: The Rev. Doug Schonberg

Description:
Have you ever wondered whether a capital campaign would help support your congregation’s ministry? Sharing from first-hand experience, The Rev. Doug Schonberg will help you consider why you would do a Capital Campaign and how to prepare for it and then how to execute it. Presented in two parts.

Part I: Reasons and Research will help you uncover and articulate why you need and want a capital campaign and the difference it will make. You will be introduced to resources to help you develop the case for your capital campaign and learn about the tasks you need to do before beginning the campaign.

Part II: Running a Campaign explores key elements to help you run your campaign, including whether to hire a consultant, how to prepare campaign materials, conducting stewardship teaching that can help prepare donors, and figuring out the funds that may be realistically raised.

The Rev. Doug Schonberg served from 1998 to 2020 as minister of Chippewa Presbyterian Church in Niagara—a vibrant, intergenerational congregation located in the village of Chippawa in Niagara Falls, Ontario. During this period, he helped lead the congregation through three capital campaigns raising a total of 1.6 million dollars over 14 years. Chippawa celebrated the completion of their mortgage in June of 2022.

Visit Doug’s website at www.relationalsystemsconsulting.com

Presentation Slides

Capital Campaign Considerations – Part I: Research & Reasoning

Capital Campaign Considerations – Part II: Running a Campaign

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