Assumption Church and School
Bellingham, Washington
Raised: $1,400,000

 

 
Timelines

Generally, the active phase of a capital campaign should take about 18 months, although some campaigns take longer and some can be done in less time. As a general rule, campaigns with higher goals will take more time than smaller campaigns but not necessarily proportionally. A $3 million campaign will not take three times as long as a $1 million campaign – mostly because it isn’t usually about the number of donors. More often than not, the only difference between the feasibility of a $1 million campaign and a $3 million campaign is size of gifts, not number of donors.
 

This campaign actually raised funds from two different parishes that shared one school … located on the campus of one of the parishes. Careful planning took into account the appearance of one church giving to another's campus.

For general guideline purposes only:

A campaign up to $1 million should be completed in less than 12 months.

Campaigns between $1 million and $5 million should take between 15 months and two years.

Campaigns from $5 million to $25 million should take between 18 months and 30 months.

Campaigns over $25 million are too varied to draw even general guidelines for and the timeline should be developed as part of a pre-campaign planning study.

 

      
 

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