STELLAR launches brand new state-of-the-art,
most user-friendly website in fundraising industry

STELLAR Fundraising Executives was excited to launch its brand new
state-of-the-art, user-friendly website this month. The new STELLAR site
enables you to learn more about how STELLAR helps economic and community development organizations, to understand easily our fundraising process, to meet our entire team of expert STELLAR executives, to see which of your peers have chosen to work with STELLAR, to read who is doing what in the economic development arena, to access dozens of helpful articles, to review past newsletters, to ask questions and request information, and to access our strategic partners.

Terry Cusack

One really cool feature is our new
“Click-to-Call” button which allows you
to talk to us immediately with just the click of a button. When you click it, your phone and ours will ring simultaneously and we can discuss whatever you would like. In addition to the click-to-call service, we have added website greeter.  This service allows site visitors to speak to a live representative without have to make a phone call.  The site greeter can navigate a user around the website and answer basic questions about our services.  If you would like to test out this service, simply go to the site and start navigating.  The greeter will come up on instantly about a minute after you start using the site.

“This is yet another strong example of STELLAR using technology to better serve our clients and prospective clients, while further separating STELLAR from our competitors” said STELLAR Founder and CEO Terry Cusack.

Please explore the new STELLAR website and tell us what you think. We want your feedback; click here www.stellarfundraising.com.

Attracting Young Professionals to Your Community:
Why? And How?
By Katie Bullard, AngelouEconomics, a STELLAR Strategic Partner

Katie Bullard

The U.S. economy has drastically changed over the past 20 years. Information and knowledge are replacing capital and energy as the primary wealth-creating assets. This means that a region’s economic strength will depend heavily on its ability to attract, retain, and develop a human capital base that is skilled and flexible. A slowing rate of workforce growth and an aging population means young, educated professionals are in high demand.

Communities that lack the environment desired by young professionals are at a competitive disadvantage, so economic development officials must develop strategies to attract this valuable segment of the workforce. Click here to learn more about the needs of young professionals and strategies designed to recruit and retain them.

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STELLAR Retained Once Again In Iowa; Fine Arts & Recreation Corp. Fundraising Study Underway

Sometimes small communities dream big, retain those dreams over time, and then
take the action necessary to fulfill their aspirations. Such is the case with the Clarke County Fine Arts & Recreation Corporation in south central rural Iowa. Chairman Dave Gorsline stated that they envision a Y-type 9,000 sq. ft. modern recreation and fine arts facility with operational endowment to be utilized by children, youth, and adults of all ages. STELLAR has been engaged to test the feasibility of bringing this $8.5 million project to realization through the cooperative participation of all community citizens as well as business, corporate, foundation, and public leadership involvement.

The Clarke County ARC has already acquired land and architectural renderings, and they have the enthusiastic support of community volunteers like board person Mary Ellen Kimball who, despite limited facilities, has led efforts for a number of years to involve youth in a variety of artistic expressions. “It is always gratifying for STELLAR to be working with such a progressive thinking and cooperative community as they stretch towards a brighter future for all their citizens” said, STELLAR Executive Vice President, Dr. Robert “Bob” Barnes, Ph.D. Learn more about this project and many other STELLAR projects by visiting our brand new website by clicking here; www.stellarfundraising.com.

Economic and Community Development Expert
Don Holbrook, CEcD, Joins STELLAR Executive Management Team

Don Holbrook

One of the Nation's leaders in Economic and Community Development has joined the STELLAR Executive Management Team. Don Holbrook is known throughout the United States as one of the best of the best when it comes to his specialty of determining strategic economic development needs and shaping catalyst projects to drive outcomes that meet the expectations of communities. Holbrook has significant funding knowledge of how to create the necessary capital to carry out economic development goals and objectives.

Don is an active IEDC Board member and headed Economic evelopment organizations
in Minnesota, Indiana and Arizona. He was the national economic development subject matter advisor to Verizon Telecommunications during their merger. He serves on the CA/AZ CDC Small Business Corp. SBA 504 Lender - Board of Directors. He's currently at work helping several STELLAR clients while wrapping up his new book "Who Moved My Smoke Stack?" published by a division of Random House due out in May 2007. “Don is a true thought-leader in the economic development world and brings many years of CEO-level hands-on economic development experience to help STELLAR clients truly think outside of the proverbial box", said STELLAR Founder and CEO Terry J. Cusack. Read Don’s complete profile HERE.

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Terry J. Cusack
Founder & CEO
STELLAR Fundraising Executives, Inc.