Moving in the Spirit
Space to Soar
Moving in the Spirit is an award-winning creative youth development program that uses the discipline of dance to help children and teens develop the social, emotional, and cognitive skills they need to thrive.
Since 1992, Moving in the Spirit had rented a small, retrofitted space on a historic site in intown Atlanta, but its programs needed a larger, modernized space to truly serve students and community well. As its 30th anniversary approached, the nonprofit’s long-held dream to build a new home was in reach.
Moving in the Spirit engaged Coxe Curry in 2015 to lead a campaign planning study and then its campaign to secure a new space to soar as the anchor tenant of MARTA’s transit-oriented development at the Edgewood/Candler Park station.
We helped Moving in the Spirit surpass their phase I goal of $8 million, and they secured their certificate of occupancy in 2020. Though phase II of the campaign was disrupted by the pandemic, the nonprofit rounded out their efforts by raising more than $10 million in total investments and cutting the ribbon on their incredible new home in 2021.
The road to this moment had its obstacles, but—together—we developed a campaign that was nimble on its feet and deeply rooted in big dreams and solid strategy.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Sector: Youth Development
Proudest Moment: Moving in the Spirit leveraged the lessons of fundraising best practices to both sustain their organization and meet their campaign goal.
Coxe Curry Services Utilized: Campaign Planning Study, Campaign Consulting, Fundraising Strategies