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Our mission is to enable clients to fulfill their dreams through a unique, educational, professionally directed development partnership.

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  • “Our partnership with the J.F. Smith Group truly changed the game for South Carolina State University!”

    —Stacy L. Danley II

    South Carolina State University

  • “I can assure you this level of campaign counsel is far beyond the industry standard. This campaign is truly deepening and furthering the reach of our beloved school. This is very exciting!”

    - Katherine Simms Berry

    Senior Advisor to Institutional Advancement, Southern Arkansas University

  • “J.F. Smith Group does a tremendous job building a blueprint for success and have assisted us in reaching our goals by training staff and monitoring the progress of every aspect of our fund-raising efforts.  I highly recommend the J.F. Smith Group to any organization!”

    Dan Grigg

    Vice President for Advancement, Indiana Institute of Technology

  • “Jerry has built a tremendous team. This experienced group of advancement professionals proved themselves to be extremely knowledgeable, and they worked tirelessly with our staff and board to raise the expectations of what was possible. The quality of Jerry’s training has been key to our fund-raising strategy.”

    John Crawford

    Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Valdosta State University

  • “The J. F. Smith Group has been great to work with!  They have a very well thought out process that led us to success in our campaign efforts, during which we raised over $10.3 million! I can think of no better partner when undertaking something as significant as a capital campaign.”

    Todd Clingman

    Head of School, North Cobb Christian School

  • “Acadian Baptist Center has partnered with the J.F. Smith Group for two capital campaigns.  Our first campaign raised $2 million – and the second is currently at $2.45 million and still counting! We couldn’t have done it with JFSG!”

    James Newson

    Camp Director, Acadian Baptist Center

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