Memphis Jewish Community Center surpassed its capital and endowment campaign goal of $15 million. This capital and endowment campaign, in conjunction with Jewish Family Services, was the largest in the Center's history. The campaign has exceeded its goal thanks in part to three generous lead gifts totaling $8.5 million. The projects include a new Water Park, 18,000 square feet of a new Wellness and Fitness Center, and expanded endowment funds for both agencies.
"If we were to thank David and his team publicly it would take quite a while as we would be saying "Thank you" over 15,000,000 times! Once for each $ they helped us raise. David's ability to motivate our leadership, train them and instill a sense of confidence in their ability to solicit gifts was remarkable. It was only exceeded by how quickly he grasped the nature of the culture of our JCC and community, and what was needed to assure a winning campaign."
— Barrie Weiser, Retired Executive Director, Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, Tennessee
"If we were to thank David and his team publicly it would take quite a while as we would be saying "Thank you" over 15,000,000 times! Once for each $ they helped us raise. David's ability to motivate our leadership, train them and instill a sense of confidence in their ability to solicit gifts was remarkable. It was only exceeded by how quickly he grasped the nature of the culture of our JCC and community, and what was needed to assure a winning campaign."
— Barrie Weiser, Retired Executive Director, Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Major Gift Development
Securing annual donations is the foundation of any development program, but successful organizations don’t stop there. A well planned and carefully executed major gift program can inspire your annual donors to make special gifts that significantly impact their favorite areas of focus in your organization. To help your program get off the ground, we work with staff and volunteer leadership to:
- Evaluate your organizational readiness to launch a major gifts program
- Identify your best major gift prospects
- Define cultivation and stewardship best practices for your major gift donors
- Promote a culture of philanthropy
- Ensure that the right person, asks for the right gift, for the right program, at the right time, in the right way