Client Testimonials
CampaignCounsel.org is proud to provide professional capital campaign planning, strategy and management services to all of our clients. Some of our clients shared their experiences below.
Their paths to success varied, but they all shared a common advantage: partnering with the fundraising professionals at CampaignCounsel.org!
Salpointe Catholic High School, $25 Million+ in Two Campaigns
"I have a fundraising background, but I knew that raising this much money would necessitate a higher level of expertise. CampaignCounsel.org’s campaign planning process prepared school leaders and our donor prospects for success, while their campaign management helped us with the materials, training, and ongoing strategic management necessary to stay focused and motivated. —Kay Sullivan, President
$3.5 Million Capital Campaign for rural radiation treatment facility, 2021
Missoula Public Library Foundation, $6.5 Million Campaign
In 2022, Missoula, Montana’s downtown library was named “Best New Public Library” of the year in a global competition sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations. Our Library—a 110,000 square foot destination for lifelong learning, community engagement, and innovative collaborations—opened in the summer of 2021, capping a decade of planning and several years of advocacy. At the start of the fundraising process, our Library Foundation was a small, inexperienced organization with an ambitious vision for a library modeled after the Scandinavian “culture house.” CampaignCounsel.org took us from 0 to 90, and helped us turn that vision into a bricks-and-mortar reality. In the end, with CampaignCounsel.org’s unflagging guidance, we surmounted each challenge and raised $6.25 million in support of what is now an iconic, beloved, and award-winning library. —Karl Olson, Director, Missoula Public Library Foundation
$5 Million Capital Campaign to purchase and renovate a new building, 2019
Central Washington Hospital (now Confluence Health), $5 Million Campaign
"We had several big consulting firms from Seattle interested in our project, but I had the impression that they were going to look at our community like any other. Wenatchee is relatively small town, and our patients come from even smaller towns up and down the Columbia River. We wanted a firm that wouldn't use 'boilerplate' materials and processes with us, which I think was a big factor in our success." —Abel Noah, Foundation Director
$25 Million+ Capital Campaigns for a new student center, 2013, and for arts, academic and athletic facilities, 2019
Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation & Confluence Health Foundation, $3.5 Million Campaign
“We were a little foundation with big dreams, always hoping that someday we would get the chance to really improve the delivery of cancer care here. I didn’t have any experience in running a big campaign. In fact, the whole idea of asking my friends and neighbors for big gifts was frightening. Fortunately for me, Carlyn Schulzke of CampaignCounsel.org was patient, reaffirming and very good at her job. Without her help I could not have kept fighting until we hit our goal.” —Angel Ledesma, Executive Director, Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation
“This is our second campaign with Kevin and his team. Their greatest value to me was their patience in managing so many moving parts. We had campaign donors, staff and volunteers scattered across three very large counties. CampaignCounsel.org kept us all moving in the same direction – towards hitting our campaign goal – until the very end.” —Abel Noah, Vice President and Executive Trustee, Confluence Health Foundation
$6.5 Million Capital Campaign for international award-winning library, 2017
Family Service, $5 Million Campaign
"CampaignCounsel.org stepped into our project when a tragedy threatened our progress. Their team helped us regroup when we were most worried about moving forward without counsel. They did not miss a beat, understanding our circumstances, encouraging us and coaching us to keep on schedule. They have earned our trust by keeping their promises and keeping us on track. Over deliver - the motto of our campaign with CampaignCounsel.org!" —Jane McCracken, Director of Campaign Development
$5 Million Capital Campaign for hospital expansion, 2010
$5 Million Capital Campaign for a new library, 2014
Billings Public Library Foundation, $5 Million Campaign
"We had zero capital campaign experience when we started. The whole idea of raising that much money, and coordinating it all with a city-wide bond, was completely overwhelming to me and my board. But we made it! We have a beautiful award-winning library, and I'm still calling on CampaignCounsel.org for fundraising advice." —Leslie Modrow, Foundation Director