Case Study: Visually Impaired Preschool Services When Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) was founded in 1985, resources were sparse. Never would the founders have imagined that there would be such a demand for services and that they would one day have a need to raise $2.3 million for a new facility on a new campus... >| Download this...

Case Study: St. Michael Church Explosive growth at St. Michael Church helped parish leaders realize it was time to embark on a building expansion project. “We not only wanted to expand our worship space,” explained David Miles, the campaign chair, “we also wanted to expand our recreational and educational space. We knew we weren’t professional fundraisers, and much of our parish’s future was at stake based on our ability to raise money. We needed help.”... >| Download this...

Case Study: Wayside Christian Mission When Louisville’s Wayside Christian Mission embarked on their capital campaign in 2001, President Tim Moseley realized they were dealing with less than ideal circumstances. “We started our campaign after September 11, which we knew would be extremely challenging from an economic standpoint. Fortunately, because Len Moisan and The Covenant Group created a solid plan and were willing to make such a long-term commitment to us, we were able to overcome that,” Moseley said. >| Download this...

Case Study: Shively Christian Church When Shively Christian Church began to outgrow their facilities, the elders and staff realized it was time to investigate the possibility of relocating. The leaders in the church also recognized their limitations. In order to understand what it would take to raise the funds and develop and implement the plans to relocate, they would have to consult an outside professional who had the knowledge and experience to help them. ... >| Download this...

	Case Study: Westwood Cheviot Church of Christ "Dr. Moisan has taught us a process that not only builds strategic plans to address the critical issues, but at the same time develops consensus amongst the membership for positive change..." -Pastor Pete Holmes >| Download this...

	Case Study: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest "We conducted some visitor surveys, and they revealed that we had some issues to face. We hired The Covenant Group to do a feasibility study as well as get us through the quiet phase of a fundraising campaign..." - Mike Nolan, Development Director >| Download this...

	Case Study: Cabbage Patch Settlement House "I really supported Dr. Moisan's involvement in our strategic planning process because his approach encouraged 'staff-based support with board buy-in,' and I felt that was important given what we were trying to achieve..." -Jennifer Scott, Director of Administration & Development >| Download this...

	Case Study: Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary "We knew we needed to do a capital campaign, we just weren't sure if we were organized and prepared to pull it off..." -Dr. David Grubbs, President >| Download this...

	Case Study: Louisville Deaf Oral School "Originally, we hired another firm to help us with a feasibility study. They said we might be able to raise between $1.5 and $2.0 million for an educational institute..." -Mona McCubbin, Director >| Download this...

	Case Study: Hikes Point Christian Church "Without Dr. Moisan's assistance in terms of planning, preparing, securing resources and keeping us accountable to our goals, I don't believe we would have succeeded at the level we did..." - Sr. Pastor Scotty Richmond >| Download this...

	Case Study: Southeast Christian Church "Southeast Christian Church was about to embark on the most ambitious capital campaign any church had ever tackled, so we called on Dr. Len Moisan to help us through this challenge..." - Associate Pastor Dave Stone >| Download this...

	Case Study: Tekno, Incorporated "We made the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies three years in a row in the mid 1990's... Things that kill profitability can arise in a company growing that fast, and we realized we needed to make a few changes." -Trevor Clopton, Chief Operating Officer >| Download this...

	Case Study: Ursuline Campus Schools "We wanted Dr. Moisan's help in rethinking our entire development function - from how we went about setting development goals to establishing proper roles for our development and administrative staff..." - Charles Francesconi, President >| Download this...

Case Study: The Home of the Innocents The Home of the Innocents offers hope for children, youth and families in crisis by providing care, shelter and support. Unfortunately, demand for their services has continued to grow. At a time when the Home was landlocked and overcrowded at its main facility and three other facilities across Louisville. In order to meet both the immediate and future challenges, the Home desperately needed a new location. >| Download this...

	Case Study: Southeast Christian Church #2 Southeast Christian Church has grown exponentially since its humble beginnings in 1962. The new campus has a 9,100-seat sanctuary and 770,000 square feet under roof. With a staff of 340 employees, Southeast serves over 15,000 members and guests each weekend at 3 separate worship services. >| Download this...

	Case Study: Lincoln Christian College and Seminary For more than 55 years, Lincoln Christian College & Seminary has been preparing preachers for service in the world. According to President, Dr. Keith Ray, even though the faculty and staff are working with a new generation, the original mission has not changed. >| Download this...

	Case Study: YMCA Safe Place Services When the YMCA Safe Place Services came to Dr. Len Moisan and The Covenant Group for a Financial Development Assessment, they knew the goals that they wanted to achieve. “We wanted to find out what our weaknesses and strengths were related to our financial development." >| Download this...

	Case Study: The Center for Women and Families The Center for Women and Families came to The Covenant Group with several goals in mind. They wanted to develop and execute a plan that would strengthen The Center and therefore the women and families they serve. >| Download this...

	Case Study: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana “When Big Brothers Big Sisters came to The Covenant Group for help, we had a specific need,” Vice President Cathy Sullivan said. The Facilities at Big Brothers Big Sisters were too small and the Board and staff were planning to relocate their offices. >| Download this...

Case Study: Middle Tennessee State University “When I came on board in 2002, there was some administrative transition. I wanted to put some emphasis on our development efforts and pay more attention to our growth in that area. We had a good development department in place, but the university was relatively new in its efforts at nurturing and providing support for its development activities.” -Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, 10th President >| Download this...

	Case Study: Assumption Greek Orthodox Church For more than five years the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church community had been planning to move to a new location. The congregation needed more space for worship, education and activities. Their plan was to build a new worship center and multi-purpose facility in a new location... >| Download this...

Case Study: Ronald McDonald House “Over 1,000 families per year were knocking on our doors for help,” said Mr. Hedley. “They were coming to Louisville from out of town and needed a place to stay. Their children were being treated in local hospitals and most of them had acute illnesses or injuries. We had to do something. We were turning away over 200 families per year...” - Director Hal Hedley >| Download this...

Case Study: Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Louisville’s landscape bears the signature of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture. In 1891, Mr. Olmsted, the mastermind behind New York’s Central Park, the grounds at Biltmore Estate and the U.S. Capitol Grounds, was invited to Louisville to help establish a park system. Nearly 100 years later, a nonprofit organization was established to help preserve and enhance these masterpieces for generations to come, the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy. When they needed to revitalize a capital campaign to grow their efforts, they called on The Covenant Group... >| Download this...