Step 10: Recognize the Gift

Each gift to the organ fund should be recognized immediately through a thank-you letter from the campaign chairperson, the minister, or both. Neither the name of the donor nor the size of the gift should ever be published without the permission of the donor, but special honor lists are usually prepared at the conclusion of the campaign. Plaques listing all donors, usually arranged according to gift ranges (leadership, major, special, etc.), are frequently mounted in a public space. Naming opportunities for parts of the organ, or for all of it, are normally recognized with plaques. The organ dedication event offers many wonderful opportunities to publicly acknowledge all the donors.

Appendix

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