Adding to the ever-increasing pool of research surrounding the Millennials, the Pew Research Center recently released the results of a study on the behaviors, values, and opinions of this unique generation. This study confirms much of what we already know – Millennials are well-educated (on track to become the most highly-educated generation in American history), politically [...]
The Collins Group is thrilled to welcome Jessica Levold as our new Project Coordinator. We received several applications for the position, but Jessica’s passion for nonprofit work is what made her stand out. Jessica holds a BA in Communications from the University of Washington and has served on the Board of the UW Association of [...]
We love it when our clients receive such wonderful recognition of their projects. Check out this Seattle Times article on the Northwest Maritime Center’s new headquarters. Who’s up for a trip to Port Townsend this weekend? It’s supposed to be sunny! http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2011108575_nwwmaritimecenter18.html Share and Enjoy:
Former TCG Client Social Justice Fund Northwest is teaming up with Resource Generation, a group that organizes young people with financial wealth to leverage resources and privilege for social change. SJF and the Seattle Chapter of RG will be working to form a group of cross-class people under 40 years old to raise at least $50,000 and [...]
Many organizations think of a fundraising consultant as someone to call when they are trying to fill a revenue gap, manage a transition in fundraising staff, launch or re-start a stalled campaign, engage more volunteers in fundraising, or develop strategies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a fundraising program. However, after nine years as [...]
Overhead ratios are like asking which airlines spend the least on maintenance to decide where to invest. – Bob Ottenhoff, Guidestar Earlier this week, the Nonprofit Technology Network organized a panel of nonprofit assessment organizations (including Guidestar and Charity Navigator) to discuss the best way to evaluate nonprofit effectiveness. This conversation around new metrics for [...]
Last week’s NDOA conference featured fundraising guru Kim Klein as keynote speaker. She commanded the attention of the 380 fundraising and nonprofit professionals in the room and delivered a bit of a wake up call. She challenged nonprofit leaders to “talk about taxes” and have more discussions about what our expectations are for our tax [...]
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