The Methow Valley is the place to be this Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, in true Methow-style, the Conservancy has gathered donors and community members together to say thank you and to celebrate the conclusion of their $20 million campaign to protect the best land in the valley. The event held at “The Barn” in [...]
About a week ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Smart Money: Is Your Favorite Charity Spying on You?” The article describes how nonprofits research donors by using wealth screening tools, public records and databases that provide career and education information, stock holdings, charitable giving history, campaign contributions, and home and real estate [...]
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy is running a series on their blog called Youth Perspectives in Philanthropy, allowing members of the Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute to answer the question, “What does philanthropy mean to you?” The series offers insight into the thoughts and motivations of young philanthropists – a hot topic that is often [...]
Highline Medical Center Foundation, a former client of The Collins Group, is seeking to fill the position of Executive Director. Applications are due June 22, 2010. Feel free to share with anyone that might be interested. Here’s the posting: Highline Medical Center’s comprehensive system of care includes two health care campuses, a state-of-the-art cancer center [...]
Community colleges are receiving new interest and attention these days starting at the federal level with President Obama’s call to add $12 billion to restart the nation’s community college system. With one eye toward enhancing academic programs to meet the needs of students and businesses during the recession and another toward improving graduation rates, community [...]
Maryrose Larkin, Principal of Northwest Research, met with several clients of The Collins Group today at our offices in Seattle to share information about prospect research services as well as tips and best practices. Attending today’s session were representatives from Wellspring Family Services, Residence XII, St. Andrew’s Housing Group, YMCA of Greater Seattle, Hopelink, Neighborcare [...]
As a nonprofit executive or fundraiser, every conference you’ve attended in the last two to three years has undoubtedly included sessions on social media, web 2.0, or fundraising via your website or email appeals. In these sessions you have been encouraged to establish an online presence for your organization as part of a comprehensive communication [...]
Like many of you, I have been following the news of the offshore oil gusher in the Gulf with alarm, sadness, anger, and a sense of hopelessness. This past weekend I was sent the below email from The Nature Conservancy (TNC). It’s a fantastic example of strong, targeted donor communication. I am a TNC member, affiliated [...]
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