Next Thursday, June 23rd, King County residents are invited to make donations to local nonprofits through The Seattle Foundation’s website for our community’s first charitable giving day “GiveBIG.” A share of every contribution will be matched with a “stretch pool” of funds provided by The Seattle Foundation and GiveBIG supporters. I can’t wait to see [...]
Neighborcare Health filmed this great video of the grand opening of their new Rainer Beach medical and dental clinics last week. We are immensely proud to have served as fundraising counsel to this vital organization. Did you read Kristin Barsness’ story on their very successful campaign in our last eNews? Check it out. The Children’s [...]
When Giving USA reported last summer that overall giving had decreased in 2009, many wondered how long this trend would continue and how philanthropy will be affected during the long, slow recovery period. Last week Guidestar shared encouraging results from its November 2010 Fundraising Survey. The survey shows more organizations are reporting increased contributions for [...]
This past weekend I attended the Land Trust Alliance Rally – an annual, multi-day conference filled with seminars, field trips, receptions, and speakers. Rally 2010 continues this week in Hartford, CT and has brought together about 1,800 board members, staff, and other experts dedicated to the work of land protection throughout the country. I attended [...]
“I was in Montana, conducting feasibility study interviews.” That was the dry, seemingly boring answer I gave to friends and colleagues who asked me where I went last week. In fact, interviewing an organization’s stakeholders is a critically important part of the planning process for any special campaign initiative. The one-on-one conversations provide candid community feedback about the strength of [...]
Join Rainier Beach neighbors in celebrating Neighborcare Health’s new Rainier Beach Medical and Dental Clinic, currently under construction. Block party festivities begin this afternoon at 4:00pm in the Safeway parking lot, 9262 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle. A chance to win prizes, taste free food and enjoy free entertainment are just some of the reasons to [...]
We here at The Collins Group are big fans of Christopher Davenport’s Movie Monday series – but not this week. In this week’s video, Spokane-based consultant Jeanne Ager explains her style of “mini-feasibility studies.” You can view the video here. Ager’s approach to a “mini-feasibility study” would indeed be less costly and less time-consuming than [...]
In recognition of an amazing $25 million grant from the Tateuchi Foundation, Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) has been renamed the Tateuchi Center. The center is named in honor of the late Atsuhiko Tateuchi, a Japanese-American humanitarian, entrepreneur, business leader, and co-founder of the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation. The Collins Group is honored [...]
TCG client Rig Riggins, CEO of the YMCA in Spokane, is the star of today’s Movie Monday from 501 Videos. Rig’s team was able to turn an otherwise uninterested corporate CEO into an excited major donor. How did it do it? Click here to watch the video and hear his story.
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 [...]
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