CASE STUDY: Exceeding $100,000 goal

I just had the opportunity to speak on the telephone with Sue Szot, Donor Services Manager at the Community Pregnancy Center in Prescott, Arizona.

Sue’s organization followed the seven steps of the Banquet Success system, and set a number of ambitious stretch goals for their fall 2009 banquet:

  • To raise $100,000.00
  • To fill the banquet with 400 guests
  • To get new people in the room who had never been before
  • To increase the number of monthly donors
  • To solicit e-mail addresses for future e-mail communications

As Sue reported to me after they raised $112,659 with 456 in attendance, “We exceeded our goals in every department!”

Sue allowed me to record our brief phone conversation so you could hear in her own words:

  • What steps her pregnancy center took to generate the unprecedented growth
  • How the Banquet Success system provided more practical help — and more results – than an $8,000 fundraising banquet training program

You’ll be inspired by Sue’s success report!

Listen online now by pressing the “play” arrow below:

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To learn more and get access to the exact
same training system that helped Sue’s
pregnancy center exceed their $100,000
banquet goal, click here.

Banquet Success fundraising training program

One Response to “CASE STUDY: Exceeding $100,000 goal”

  • I have several questions – is it possible to speak to someone in person. If so, could you provide that information please.
    My Board ultimately makes a decision on this type of expense and they have asked me to gather more information.
    Thank you-
    Anne Montgomery

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