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Christian and Private Schools
When it comes to raising money for Christian and private schools, we don't just understand the challenges and opportunities you face... We've lived it.

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When it comes to Christian and private schools, our team at DickersonBakker does more than just talk the talk. Our founder is a former high school coach and faculty member and has a doctorate in educational administration. Our President is an alumnus of Christian schools and cut his teeth in fundraising as a Christian school development director. Many of our team members have served on boards and committees at Christian schools where their own children have attended. In short, we don’t just know about the challenges and opportunities you face; we’ve lived them.
Before the pandemic, enrollment in most Christian schools across the United States and Canada was largely flat, even slowly declining. But when COVID-19 forced public schools to close and classes to move online, the difficult realities of public education came home. Large class sizes, inadequate staffing, disorganized virtual education, curriculum limitations, and rapidly changing social and moral standards – it all caused parents to take a new look at Christian and private schools as a better option.
Christian schools are benefiting from this trend. But increasing demand and enrollment also bring challenges. In a recent survey conducted by DickersonBakker, hundreds of Christian school leaders reported that seven of the top ten challenges they encounter relate to financial sustainability and how to improve fundraising. In fact, Christian school leaders are almost unanimous in recognizing that raising more money is very important to ensuring the future of their school. For some, this involves launching a capital campaign to expand facilities. Others need to improve their annual fundraising so they can provide more tuition assistance and be able to make investments needed to ensure their programs are configured appropriately for 21st-century learning.
That’s where we come in. Whether you need help improving your annual fundraising or conducting a capital campaign, DickersonBakker stands ready to help. We have nearly 40 years of experience helping Christian schools grow their fundraising--which translates into expanded facilities, hiring excellent teachers, providing tuition assistance, and educating children with excellence. Why not put our team to work for you?
For most Christian schools today, "building future financial sustainability” is a top priority. One of the best ways to do that is by developing the annual fund to raise money for your school’s general operations. Unfortunately, far too few Christian schools achieve real success growing annual giving in a sustainable way. All too often, they simply fall into a pattern of repeating the same activities year after year, with diminishing returns. Our team at DickersonBakker has developed two innovative ways to help you and your school succeed in your annual fundraising efforts. First, for Christian schools just starting out in fundraising, our Fund Development Kickstarter Solution is specially designed to help you start an effective annual Fund Development Program in just three simple steps. For Christian schools seeking to make improvements to an existing fundraising program, we offer a Fund Development Accelerator Program to help you grow your fundraising effectiveness and outcomes. Fundraising doesn’t have to be difficult. You don’t have to go it alone. Invite our team at DickersonBakker to come alongside your school to help you achieve your goals.

“I don’t think there was any hope we would have had the success we did in our capital campaign without the help we received from DickersonBakker. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that without them on board with our campaign, it wouldn’t have even been close to the success that it turned out to be. We wouldn’t hesitate to use DickersonBakker again, no question at all. We’ve got them on speed dial!”
-Dr. Nathan B. Kennedy
– Capital Campaign Chair, White Rock Christian Academy
For most Christian schools today, "building future financial sustainability” is a top priority. One of the best ways to do that is by developing the annual fund to raise money for your school’s general operations. Unfortunately, far too few Christian Schools achieve much in the way of real success growing annual giving in a sustainable way. All too often, they simply fall into a pattern of repeating the same activities year after year, with diminishing returns.
Our team at DickersonBakker has developed two innovative ways to help you and your school succeed in your annual fundraising efforts. First, for Christian schools just starting out in fundraising, our Fund Development Kickstarter Solution is specially designed to help you start an effective annual fund development program in just three simple steps.
For Christian schools seeking to make improvements to an existing fundraising program, we offer a Fund Development Accelerator program to help you grow your fundraising effectiveness and outcomes.
Fundraising doesn’t have to be difficult. You don’t have to go it alone. Invite our team at DickersonBakker to come alongside your school to help you achieve your goals.


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