In the late 2000s, I was asked by the late Anita Eisenhauer to help an Austin-based group of volunteers for Daughters of The Republic of Texas prepare for a major gift campaign. This PowerPoint was part of the project (you can find a sample newsletter and the case statement here on ISSUU as well). In brief, at that time there was another set of volunteers working on The Alamo in San Antonio with the help of a large and expensive consulting firm that had given them nothing over the course of a two-year assignment. In six months (as an independent contractor), I was able to uncover potential prospective donors who could - if properly cultivated and educated - have funded both The Alamo and the Austin headquarters capital campaigns. I am very proud of my work for DRT and I understand they have made headway at long last with the new HQ building project, located adjacent to the historic French Legation in Austin.
