2017 Mid-Year Report

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THANK YOU
TO OUR MANY
CLUB PROGRAM
VOLUNTEERS
Voula Alexopoulos
Josh Anderson
Kyra Arnett
Victoria Arquitt
Tina Asp
Alix Baker
Andrew Bacus
Danielle Baird-Russell
Jasmine Balandani
Pat Barrett
Pat Bedson
Cookson Beecher
Dan Berard
Cabry Biddle
Cameron Bigge
Beth Bishop
Alice Bohnker
Annette Booth
Carl Bruner
Ericka Catubo
Matthew Cheney
Georgia Coy
Bekki Cox
Jefferson Cuervo Villa
Caroline Davis
Katie Davis
Jennifer Fix
Kourtney Fleming
Jenna Fonoimoana
Karen Gallardo
Renee Garman
Danita Gilbert
Raymond Goda
Paul Godfrey
Dale Gorsegner
Elaine Gorsegner
Pat Grenfell
Claudette Gubrud
Mike Gubrud
Stephanie Hamilton
Alberta Hendrickson
Chris Hill
Steve Hoglund
Stephanie Hooper
Will Hunter
Christine Johnson
James Johnson
Tracy Peyton Kane
Pola Kelley
Germaine Kornegay
Kelsey Langille
Donnabell Lathrom
Mark Lawrence
Ryan Linman
Anthony Maciel
OPERATIONAL RESERVE
& ENDOWMENT:
Sustainable Resources for the Future
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County will always be dependent on the
support and investment of our community to work on our mission: to
enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full
potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. All but 15% of our $2million
budget comes from local contributions from individuals and businesses.
It’s Skagit philanthropy that ensures that more than 1,700 youth ages 6-18 are
involved in life changing programs that focus on three outcomes: Academic Success,
Healthy Lifestyles, and, Good Character & Citizenship.
As we celebrate our 20th Anniversary of building Great Futures for Skagit youth,
Clubs are working to engage and enter a new phase of capacity building. Sustainability
is at the core of any non-profit organization. To continue providing
quality operations, and be able for Club members to count on the relationships
they build with staff and support they receive through participation in Clubs
programs, it is important to maintain consistency. This can be best accomplished
through two direct initiatives—building an Operational Reserve, and increasing
the size of a dedicated source of Endowment funds.
In spring 2016, leadership from the Board of Directors and senior staff, joined
other high-performing Clubs from around country to begin participation in the
Advancing Philanthropy (AP) Project from Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
Recognizing the need to grow resources throughout the Club movement to better
respond to the increasing number of youth in poverty and need in the United
States, BGCA partnered with the Deerbrook Charitable Trust in conceiving and
implementing AP to “significantly enhance Club capacity to raise incremental
funds by strengthening board, building brand and most importantly, providing
training and coaching to increase fundraising capability.”
With an expanded toolset and deeper understanding of the many ways an individual
or corporation can make investments beyond annual support, the Skagit