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November 16, 2005 |
Volume 4, Number 9 |
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STELLAR is concluding 2005 with a perfect record in helping clients achieve successful fundraising campaign results. All STELLAR-managed campaigns that have wrapped up this year have been highly successful. On average, these campaigns finished 24% over preliminary goals, 13% over stretch goals, 43% under budget, and 8% ahead of schedule.
Get the full story
HERE
"We're very pleased to be working with Wayne Sterling, CEcD, a respected professional and President of the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council." said Terry Cusack. "We couldn't be more honored to be working with such great leaders at both the staff and volunteer level."
The
Greater Cedar Valley Alliance, of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa
has chosen
STELLAR
to plan and execute a campaign for funding various regional economic development
and government advocacy initiatives. The project will also seek
funding for branding and communication efforts of
Formerly the Cedar Valley Economic Development Corporation, the regional organization is under the guidance of President Steve Dust and a far-sighted group of local leaders.
The Broward Alliance (FL) has created an excellent example of direct community assistance in the wake of a recent natural disaster. Providing a wide range of resources to local businesses, from temporary office space to low interest bridge loans, the Alliance has attracted nation-wide attention in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma. See the whole story, along with a recovery progress report, at the Broward Alliance website.
EDPro is a free web log providing summaries of the latest developments in economic development. It's a great way to keep up with what other communities and regions are doing. You can also subscribe to free weekly updates. Just e-mail Ed Morrison (edmorrison@i-open.org) and he'll put you on the list.
STELLAR Founder
and Chief Executive Officer
Terry Cusack will be among the featured
speakers during the annual Competitiveness Conference of the
MidAmerican Economic
Development Council next month.
MAEDC members will convene
in Chicago on December 4th through 6th. He'll be joined by
Rod Crider, of the
Wayne
Economic Development Council and
Mark Litten, of
Greater Erie Marketing
(GEM) in a special presentation on program funding. Conference information and
a registration form may be found
HERE
Terry and the rest of the
STELLAR team will
be in attendance at several up-coming gatherings of chamber and economic
development professionals. We invite you to join us as we continue to support these important networking
and learning opportunities:
Let us know if there are any other upcoming events that you think might benefit from our support, or if you'd like us to speak to your organization. We're committed to giving back to the professionals and organizations that support us, and look forward to seeing you there.
STELLAR can make it happen, with a little of your help. STELLAR will pay up to $2,000, to you, your organization or a charity of your choice, for a successful client referral. Just click HERE to access our simple referral form, tell us who you think is ready for some serious conversation about our services, then click the "Submit" button. If it's not someone that we're already working with or pursuing, we'll send a check as soon as the project is completed. It's that simple!
Terry
J. Cusack |
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STELLAR Fundraising
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