Historic Flight Foundation Seeks Development Associate

Our friends at the Historic Flight Foundation have a job opening for a Development Associate. We’ve had the pleasure of working with Lucia and John over the past year and encourage you to check out this brand new position.  Fund Development Associate — Historic Flight Foundation; Mukilteo, WA The Historic Flight Foundation is a Northwest [...]

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Will There Be Less Giving This Holiday Season?

Check out this article posted on MSNBC.com. Our friends at Northwest Harvest and World Vision are quoted. U.S. Charities May Not Have a Happy Holiday What’s it looking like for you? Share and Enjoy:

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The Year of the Everyday Donor

These days we’re all wondering what’s next—this week, this month, next year.  Turmoil and how to navigate it, the subject of many articles this past year—including one recently on this blog by Kate Roosevelt—is a hot topic. Every year the New York Times publishes a special edition on charitable giving, and this year’s was released [...]

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2009 National Philanthropy Day Idaho Awards Announced

The Collins Group was proud to sponsor AFP Idaho’s 2009 National Philanthropy Day.  Awardees were honored this morning at a breakfast event at Boise State University’s Bronco Stadium.  Click here to see the complete list of winners.  Congratulations everyone! Share and Enjoy:

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Will Your Organization be Consumed for the Holidays?

You would think that we were in the month of December by walking into a department store. Expectations for the holidays are high, as we get ready to test the consumer behavior of fourth quarter. Personally, as someone who loves to give Christmas presents, I have been reexamining my own behavior, looking for ideas that [...]

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What You Need to Know to Start a Planned Giving Program at Your Organization

1)  Begin with your board – Planned giving can be complicated and confusing, and it can often take a while before you see success. It’s important for your board to understand what the development of a planned giving program means and what it will take to do it well. Having board buy-in is critical since board [...]

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Highlights from Planned Giving Day

Last week, I attended the Washington Planned Giving Council Planned Giving Day conference at Seattle Pacific University as did our CEO Aggie Sweeney (see her blog post here). For someone like me who is just beginning to learn all the terms and options of planned giving vehicles, the information was surprisingly easy to digest. The [...]

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