Create the Space Campaign

QUEERSPACE collective, founded in 2021, was seeking to establish it’s first home. They found a fantastic space for long-term lease, and were looking to raise the funds to build out the space, purchase furniture & technology, and resource the organizational expansion. They engaged Four Stones Consulting to help design, lead, and project manage a condensed fundraising effort to build out their new 2SLGBTQIA+ youth drop-in center in the heart of Minneapolis.

We designed a mini-capital campaign with a Campaign Leadership Team of community leaders who were willing and able to help expand the community of supporters and champions for QUEERSPACE collective. We worked closely with a core team - the Executive Director, Development Director, Fundraising Committee Chair and Board Chair. We did a deep dive analysis of QUEERSPACE’s current donors, funders and champions, assessed the funding landscape and built out strategies to engage current donor champions to lean in for this one-time opportunity and worked with the Campaign Leadership Table and other highly engaged folks to bring in new donors & funders. We surpassed the $650,000 goal in new dollars and did it on time (one year) while ensuring the annual fundraising was not harmed or detrimentally impacted. All of our strategies tied to deepening connection to QUEERSPACE collective for the long-term, building a stronger foundation for their annual fundraising alongside the capital campaign.