Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette, Portland, Oregon

The Collins Group conducted a feasibility study testing support for a $12 million capital campaign to renovate Planned Parenthood’s largest health center in Oregon and create a new Regional Services Center to allow this rapidly growing organization to double the number of patients it serves in Oregon and Southwest Washington, from 50,000 to more than 100,000 annually. The study recommended a period of major gift advancement to strengthen relationships with existing and new major donor prior to initiating the campaign. TCG provided campaign counsel as Planned Parenthood undertook a $12.5 million campaign for its new center in East Portland. The campaign was successful at securing a Kresge Challenge grant in late 2008 and is planning to reach the fundraising goal and open the new center by early 2010.