PARTNER PROFILES

Partner:	Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
	Des Moines, IA
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Capital Campaign Counsel

“RGI was the right choice to help with our campaign. Their outside perspective and common sense counsel was very valuable. Would we use them again? Absolutely. ” – Jeff Chelesvig, President and CEO

Partner:	Youth Emergency Shelter & Services (YESS)
	Des Moines, IA
Services:	Development Audit / RGI Annual Fund Development Plan

YESS has helped kids and parents be families since 1973. From its beginning as a small drop-in center for teens, YESS has grown into a well-established and highly regarded agency designed to keep children safe and families together. Wanting to move their development efforts to the next level, YESS engaged RGI to conduct a Development Audit to evaluate current development strengths and identify opportunities for growth. The audit and subsequent RGI Annual Fund Development Plan has served as the roadmap in more fully engaging the board in development activity and in significantly expanding the development program

“Thank you for your work on our development plan. I am so impressed with your work and how you combined all the information and presented it in such a manageable and non-threatening approach.” – Julie Schneider, Interim Executive Director

Partner:	Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Phoenix
	Phoenix, AZ
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Capital Campaign Counsel

Representing 10 Boys & Girls Clubs, the B&GC of Greater Phoenix needed a plan to address club renovations, program enhancement, and long-term facility refurbishment funds for all its clubs. RGI worked with executive staff to design and implement a feasibility study and ultimately assisted with the implementation of a $4.5 million comprehensive campaign utilizing only the Executive Director and volunteer leadership.

“RGI offered us a balance of strategy, enthusiasm, tactics and on-site support which ensured the success of our $4.5 million capital campaign. RGI is the best in the business. They work well with volunteers, funders and staff and they are a pleasure to work with. How do I know? We exceeded our goal of $4.5 million in less than 10 months.” – Rick Miller, President

Partner:	Westminster Presbyterian Church
	Des Moines, IA
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Capital Campaign Counsel

“We had never conducted a campaign anywhere near the magnitude of what we were proposing for our last expansion project. We knew we needed help and RGI proved to be exactly what we needed. David was sensitive to our mission and exceptionally well received by staff and volunteers alike. It was a joy to work with him.” – Jim VandeBerg, Business Manager

Partner:	City of North Liberty
	North Liberty, IA
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Capital Campaign Counsel, Bond Referendum Support
Located in the fast-growing Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor, the City of North Liberty has experienced tremendous growth during the past decade. In an effort to provide appropriate services to a growing community, the city initiated a 20-year master community development plan for a central community center including library, gymnasium, meeting rooms and aquatic center. RGI was selected to provide a major community education initiative as part of a feasibility study in advance of the bond referendum and capital campaign for Phase I (including the initial community center and library). As Phase II and III of the project (expanded community center, aquatic center, and expanded library) have developed, RGI has been there every step of the way, continuing to provide directive services in support of additional feasibility studies, community education in support of additional bond referendums, and campaign counsel. The original 20 year plan will be completed approximately seven years ahead of the original schedule.

“RGI has been a long-term partner with our community. Their expertise in community fund-raising has been a source of great benefit to us as we have completed two phases of our master community center plans and are working with RGI to complete phase III now.” – Dee Crowner, Library Director

Partner:	Central Plains Chapter, American Red Cross
	Grand Island, NE

“RGI brought experience, knowledge and support to our successful capital campaign. With their guidance in process, timelines and fundraising strategy, our campaign exceeded our financial goal with the project completed ahead of schedule. Also, with RGI’s training, the board and staff are improved and successful fundraisers in day to day operations.” – Donna Titman, Executive Director

Partner:	Des Moines University
	Des Moines, IA
Services:	RGI Capital Campaign Counsel

Following the completion of a feasibility study conducted on DMU’s behalf, RGI was retained to provide overall strategy for a $13 million national campaign to construct the new, state-of-the-art Student Center. Working with a DMU’s exceptional Development Staff, RGI assisted in designing and providing on-going counsel for the implementation of all facets of the campaign including materials development, major gift strategy, volunteer leadership enlistment and training. The successful campaign and the new Student Center have both proven to be significant to both DMU students and faculty alike.

“During Des Moines University’s first comprehensive campaign, RGI’s vision showed our university community the path to over $13 million of success. The students are the big winners.” – Bob Basham, Vice President for Advancement

Partner:	Marshalltown Public Library
	Marshalltown, IA
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Capital Campaign Counsel, Bond Referendum Support

“Amidst the anxiety and commotion surrounding an aggressive bond referendum and capital campaign, RGI moved us forward, a set at a time, in a calm, patient way. RGI’s leadership and attention to detail resulted in a very successful fundraising effort. I would not hesitate to recommend their services to anyone.” – Carole Winkleblack, Library Director

Partner:	Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation
	Ames, IA
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Capital Campaign Counsel

Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation needed help to develop a much needed area Hospice House to serve Ames and surrounding area. Early projections indicated the home would never operate with revenues alone and would eventually need an endowment to sustain its future operations. RGI worked with the foundation to prepare the Ames community for a successful capital campaign to construct the hospice house. Then three years later, RGI was retained to assist in Phase II, the feasibility study and fundraising campaign for endowing the Israel Family Hospice House.

Partner:	Holy Family School Foundation
	Des Moines, IA
Services:	RGI Pre-Campaign Process (feasibility study),
	Endowment Campaign Counsel

Holy Family School is a tremendous success story serving the inner city of Des Moines through the result of combining four parish schools. While significant in the program success they have achieved, the tuition received from the families served cannot alone fund the operations of the school. When the time came for the school to look at endowing the annual shortfall, RGI was engaged to conduct a feasibility study for an endowment campaign. Based on the results of the pre-campaign/feasibility study activity, RGI was retained to provide counsel for the successful endowment campaign.