CAMDEN, ME. An organization that is addressing the most critical daily needs of those without sufficient food and shelter in the Portland area has received a scholarship from Planning for Good, a Maine-based firm out of Camden that offers education, training and support to non-profit organizations seeking to build their endowments through planned gifts
“This is an opportunity for us to ‘walk the talk’ of supporting sustainability. Preble Street is working to relieve the suffering of some of the most vulnerable in Portland’s population. We are glad to be able to help Mark Swann, the board and staff of Preble Street have the tools to support the financial sustainability of their operation in pursuit of their critical mission” Said Sr. Consultant, Sarah Ruef-Lindquist. FMI about these organizations, visit www.planningforgood.net and www.preblestreet.org.
Many non profit organizations are feeling the effects of the economic downturn and facing the difficult decisions of whether to reduce program offerings, staff or other operations. Many realize that if they had a more robust endowment when the economy turns sour, they would have greater financial stability to ride out the storm. In 2009, Planning for Good is offering a series of Workshops designed to support organizations beginning or continuing to develop their planned giving efforts, and has given a scholarship for a board member and staff person from Preble Street to the five programs in the series.
