CLIENT COMMENTS

“Our experience with your firm was remarkable. Every need, every detail, every possible concern was answered and handled and a successful solution was always readily available. The video you created for our project was extraordinary. Our brochure was impressive and answered all of our members' questions. I would recommend Walsh & Associates for any church who has a need for fundraising. You estimated that we could raise $3 million, and we have exceeded that goal by reaching over $3.2 million, with pledges still coming in. Thank you for your professionalism, your honesty and most of all integrity. If the need should arise for any fundraising or stewardship services, Walsh & Associates will be the first call I will make.”

Linda Clark, Church Administrator
The Catholic Community of St. Paul
Leesburg, FL

“Your firm's approach to reach out in direct contact with all of our congregation members was exactly what we needed. In our last campaign there was very little personal contact with our members; virtually all communication was done during worship services, in large group meetings, and through mailings. Of course, personal meetings on an individual basis requires many volunteer hours to accomplish, but your firm's detailed and structured coordination of amassing volunteers, training them in how to meet with their fellow members, and maintaining the focus of reaching out to all of our congregation was excellent. Although the tangible purpose of the campaign was to reach a monetary goal, the intangible benefit was a greater connection among the congregation members. Church members meeting with other members to talk about their faith, the plans God has for our church and our joint efforts to assist in those plans, was truly inspiring. I believe this campaign, based on your methodology, has successfully drawn our church closer together, and there is no way to place a tangible value figure on that!”

Michael Hawley, Campaign Chair
Hosanna! Lutheran Church
St. Charles, IL

“Our current campaign was handled with greater professionalism and definitely with more “hands-on” by Walsh & Associates than our previous campaign. We were very happy with the amount of time you actually spent in our church; you were here to direct each meeting, answer questions and were very interested in our church history, our input and who we are as a church community. The materials used - the campaign video, brochure and weekly bulletin wraps - granted our key volunteers, as well as our whole church family, the opportunity and knowledge to be aware of the campaign's progress, goals and key points of information at any given point in the campaign. One of our church member's put the entire process into perspective when she asked me, ”Where were these guys when we did our last campaign?”

Rev. James Horath, Pastor
St. Francis Xavier Church
Merrill, WI

“We set our goal at $425,000, which was our current debt. Everything went very smoothly, and to-date we have received in excess of $620,000 in pledges, and we expect even more in the coming months. Church members rallied around the campaign, and it seems that working together on this common project has brought us together closer as a church. Even the most pessimistic members were pleasantly surprised at how successful the campaign was. And most importantly, the regular sacrificial giving has gone up significantly as well. I recommend Walsh & Associates because of their professionalism and attention to the needs of each individual church.”

Rev. Michael Baluyot, Pastor
Infant Jesus Church
Lumberton, TX

“The dynamics of our church, with so many talented and resourceful members, at times made for a challenging campaign. But your firm's leadership and organizational skills, as well as flexibility in adapting to various unanticipated situations during the campaign, were major contributing factors in the incredible success of our effort. We not only met our minimum goal, but even surpassed our challenge goal.”

Doug & Marty Murrell, Campaign Co-Chairs
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
Austin, TX

“I am writing you as pastor…to thank you for the fine job you and your firm performed throughout our church restoration campaign. You did an excellent job in executing our campaign and igniting the stewardship power. Exceeding our ultimate goal by hundreds of dollars (after so much money had been raised in recent years through our own efforts) is incredible. I commend you on your confidence and professionalism. Your staff was so supportive and helpful. Our on site director seemed to always put the church first. As pastor, I would give you a very high rating for your execution of our campaign and the overall experience of the volunteers as well as myself.”

Rev. Paul van de Crommert
Church of St. Aloysius
Olivia, MN

“We set a base goal of $1 million and a miracle goal of $1.5 million. We ended our campaign with pledges amounting to $1.3 million. I don't know what you call the place between achieving a goal and a miracle, but we are happy to be there. I would not hesitate to recommend Walsh & Associates to any church planning a capital campaign. Thank you and God bless you in your work”

Rev. Dale Peterson, Pastor
Faith Lutheran Church
Waconia, MN

“Working with your company gave us a direction and helped us reach our goals. Through your program, we were able to teach the ideas and concepts of Christian Stewardship to our church members. This included volunteering and planned giving as well as financial stewardship. The support materials (sermons, mailing, brochures, posters, etc.) are all very well done. It is obvious that someone spent lots of time preparing the materials. They supplemented our campaign greatly. The flow of the program is very smooth. Thank you for your guidance and vision that helped us reach our goals for stewardship.”

Catherine Klaseus, Worship/Liturgy Chairperson
Holy Rosary Church
North Mankato, MN

“One important benefit of our stewardship initiative, besides the obvious financial increases, was the increased understanding and cooperation in the three churches that undertook the initiative simultaneously. I would highly recommend this process in communities where more than one church can work together. Community-wide participation strengthens common interests and communication, and is certainly the direction for the church of the future. The people of the churches have grown to appreciate the uniqueness of the other churches and our common needs and mission.”

Very Rev. Dennis Juhl, vf, Pastor
Community of Blessed Sacrament
Waterloo, IA

“Our campaign was a second phase to retire the debt from our recent undertaking. From the start we were impressed with the quality of services which Walsh & Associates offered. We interviewed Walsh and the company we had used for our original campaign. Our decision to choose Walsh was based on the on-site services they offered, something we did not get to the same degree from the previous company. The commitments which Walsh & Associates made to us were commitments they fully kept. Often people will say that the local church can do themselves what a professional fundraising company does, but based on our experience with Walsh, I would definitely say this is not so. The detail with which our campaign was planned and the way we were held to our calendar made the difference between a highly successful campaign and what otherwise would have turned out to be a mediocre and much less successful effort.”

Rev. Larry J. Seidl, Pastor
St. Matthew Catholic Community
Green Bay, WI

“Success is measured by the results we obtained. With our capital campaign for our new church, projections were made that we would raise somewhere between $2 to $2.5 million. To date we have raised almost $3.5 million. Our stewardship program for our operating budget undertaken this year realized an increase of 59% to meet our growing needs. Success is also measured by people's response not only monetarily, but in the spirit these campaigns have been received. Walsh & Associates' work has only helped to further the concept of stewardship as a way of life. The materials used were insightful and supplemented the message church members received both in the mail and from the pulpit.”

Rev. Robert L. White, Pastor
St. Victoria Church
Victoria, MN

“As Co-Chairs of this project, it was a pleasure to work with Walsh & Associates. You helped us to develop a real camaraderie among our lead group and on down to all of our volunteers. You helped to instill confidence in all of us and mix in some fun with the work.“

Ed & Toni Egan, Campaign Co-Chairs
St. Bartholomew Church
Wayzata, MN