St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Greenville, South Carolina, has built a reputation for academic excellence, athletic achievement, and spiritual development. As the school approached its 25th anniversary, leaders recognized the need to upgrade its aging facilities to better serve its growing student body.
In partnership with the Winkler Group, St. Joseph’s launched the UKnight campaign, its first major fundraising initiative, to fund state-of-the-art science labs, multipurpose classrooms, locker rooms, and athletic offices. The campaign was rooted in a vision of holistic education, one that nurtures mind, body, and spirit alike.
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The UKnight campaign succeeded in fully funding all its priorities, dramatically enhancing the academic and athletic experience for students and laying the groundwork for future growth. But the school’s transformation didn’t end there.
Five years later, St. Joseph’s once again partnered with the Winkler Group—this time to launch the You Belong campaign, a bold effort to fund the Saint Joseph’s Way Center and expand the school’s endowment.
The Saint Joseph’s Way Center is envisioned as the heart of campus life, uniting Campus Ministry, Theology classes, Student Support Services, and the House Program under one roof. The campaign also focuses on increasing financial aid resources through endowment growth, ensuring more students can access a Catholic education.
Our strategy for the You Belong campaign emphasized personal, specific gift asks and intentional relationship-building. Early campaign momentum was so strong that the school’s board of directors increased the goal from $5 million to $6 million.
