YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AT WORK
For Jefferson County’s philanthropic donors and nonprofit agencies, working together is more important than ever. In this time of change to the “new normal” of decreased public funding and increased need for services, the very survival of some institutions is at stake. Going forward, organizations will need to work together to increase effectiveness and minimize duplicated activities and functions. Those that are able to come together around a shared set of values and sense of purpose will make Jefferson County a better place to live and work.
Working together can mean forging partnerships, consolidating programs with other organizations, networking through the Nonprofit Alliance of the Jefferson County Community Foundation, taking workshops together, pooling resources, sharing information, engaging one another in conversations about the importance and function of agencies, and solving problems together to meet our community’s needs.
Partnership and collaboration will grow more critical as government resources continue to shrink. In 2012, the Jefferson County Community Foundation pledges to help build community through serious dialogue about sustainable growth. Already public and private leaders throughout the county are asking, “What can we do differently to help our community?”
Working together to become more innovative and collaborative will help us meet the challenge.
You support our community by supporting JCCF.
We have been busy! Read the 2012 JCCF Supplement to Port Townsend Leader to find out more about what your community foundation has been doing!
