Community Food Bank Tucson, Arizona
Raised: $2,020,000
 

 

Background and History of Capital Quest, Inc.

Founded in 1992, Capital Quest has offices in Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona and just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Capital Quest directs only capital campaigns, starting with the Design and Marketing Phase. We believe no fundraising consultant or consulting firm can "specialize" in multiple disciplines (direct mail, annual giving, planned giving, etc.) and do justice to each.

This campaign launched Capital Quest in 1992 and raised funds for a new warehouse.  Special attention was paid to crafting a case statement that addresses why people should give money for a building, not just food.  This campaign raised the bulk of the funds on less than 50 gifts, including a dozen $50,000 gifts.


Capital Quest is owned by William Krueger who has over 15 years of fundraising consulting and capital campaign experience. He has worked with one of the nation’s largest fundraising consulting firms, personally directing some of the firm’s most successful west coast campaigns.

Capital Quest has directed campaigns throughout the country, from California to Maine and Alaska to Louisiana. We work with community organizations such as health centers, clinics, food banks, domestic violence shelters, and community hospitals. We also have extensive experience with church campaigns.

Capital Quest has also carved out a unique niche in the industry. At least half of our campaigns are for clients that have no previous annual fund experience and about 70% of our clients had never conducted a capital campaign. It requires a different approach and working-style to assist an organization that does not have extensive fundraising experience. With these types of organizations, virtually every aspect of the campaign must be built from the ground-up – including board orientation, prospect identification, leadership recruitment and case development. We understand this market.

Capital Quest limits the number of campaigns it works on at any one time. This allows our senior executives, the ones with the most experience, to be actively involved in the campaigns. This personal involvement leads to an extraordinarily high success rate for our campaigns. When clients need specialized services such as planned giving, research, direct mail, etc., Capital Quest has consultants it retains and pays for to assist in these special circumstances.

We don’t strive to be the largest firm in the industry but we are constantly working toward providing our clients with the best possible capital campaign counsel … with a value to match.

 
      
 

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