Freshwater Voices

The Newsletter of Freshwater Future

Freshwater Voices is the newsletter of Freshwater Future, published four times per year. Freshwater Voices is intended to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas among citizens and organizations working to protect aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin.

Volume 17, Number 2 • Spring 2009

Help with Fundraising :
Planning and Financial Management Available

What comes to mind when you think of your organization or the resource you are working to protect? If you are like most citizen environmentalists and conservationists, you thought of preserving a special place, healthy ecosystems, clean water, abundant wildlife, etc. We’d wager a pretty big sum that you didn’t think of money or fundraising. Most of us are comfortable talking about and working on our projects, but not as comfortable with raising funds to do this important work.

In these uncertain economic times, it is even more important to make sure that our organization’s financial matters are in order and that we have a realistic plan that identifies sources of funding.

Freshwater Future staff members are available to help your organization with financial management and fundraising planning. Financial management can seem like an overwhelming task. With some simple steps, we can help your organization set up systems to keep track of your finances and help you keep your important work moving forward. Or we can take some of those tasks off your plate altogether with our suite of available services.

A fundraising plan identifies sources and strategies to bring in necessary funding. We can help you develop a fundraising plan that is reality-based and will keep you focused on doing the good work you do and help to implement that plan.

Our coaching is available at a very reasonable cost. Call us today at 231-348-8200 or send an email to info@freshwaterfuture.org to learn more.

Disclaimer: The interpretations and conclusions presented in this newsletter represent the opinions of the individual authors. They in no way represent the views of the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, the C.S. Mott Foundation, subscribers, donors, or any organization mentioned in this publication.

Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.

For more information, please contact:

info@freshwaterfuture.org
P.O. Box 2479,
Petoskey, MI 49770
PH (231) 348-8200;