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05/13/2024

At the New Markets Tax Credit conference in Miami Beach. Hope we have success working for our clients.

"Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for."

— Seamus Heaney
Irish poet
1995 Nobel Laureate

06/09/2021

The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce honored Maternal and Family Health Services this evening for their 50 years of service to the women and families of eastern Pennsylvania. Congratulations to every member of the staff and Board of Directors at MFHS, especially our colleague and friend, Dr. Maria Montoro Edwards, President and C.E.O.

06/24/2020

Edwards+Strunk is proud to share this heartwarming story from our colleagues at Senior Day Services!

We ❤ our Senior Companion Volunteers — and when you read more about Dorothy Lutz in our latest blog post, you'll certainly see why!

When 82-year-old Dorothy Lutz moved to Scranton, she didn’t know a soul. A native of Hollisterville, PA, Dorothy spent most of her life in the country before retiring to the city. However, she quickly embraced her new circumstances. “They say if you want to have friends, you have to show friendship,” Dorothy says. “So, I just started speaking to everyone and saying hello.”

Learn more about Dorothy and our Senior Companion Program here. >>
https://news-and-updates.seniordayservices.org/blog/meet-dorothy-lutz

05/22/2020

It’s Memorial Day weekend, so of course, it’s time to start thinking about your Year End Efforts!!!

As I’ve gotten older it has amazed me how quickly time passes. Even during this odd moment (Covid19) the weeks seem to fly. Wasn’t it just St. Patrick’s Day? Easter? With that in mind, this is a perfect moment to begin to create a plan for your 2020 year end giving. Taking an hour or two now will help ensure your success in 6 months.

A significant number of pledges are made and fulfilled in November and December. Many organizations report that those two months represent 50% of their fundraising total each year. With that in mind, every non-profit needs to have a focused effort of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for year end.

Developing a plan, sharing it with your leadership, staff, and volunteers — then actually enacting your plan, on time — will help you make your year end goals. Here are a few ideas to consider:

• Significant Dates you can’t control: Thanksgiving (November 26), Giving Tuesday (December 1), Christmas (Friday, December 25), New Year’s Eve (Thursday, December 31).
• Significant Dates you can control:
o Year End Plan developed and approved (July 15) including:
▪ Major Donor Strategy
▪ Sustaining Donor Strategy
▪ Giving Tuesday Strategy
▪ Christmas Gift Strategy
o Year End Materials developed and produced (September 15)
o Monthly Plan Review (August 15, September 15, October 15, November 15, December 15)
o Stewardship plan (September 15)

Actually using your working plan (if it was produced on paper it would have a lot of pencil marks, coffee stains and dog-eared pages) will help keep your organization’s fundraising on track. COVID 19 has brought a lot of fundraising to a halt, or at least has slowed the pace. While no one knows what the future holds, well-managed donors tend to make gifts at year end. A strong Year End Plan can make a giant difference in predicting your level of success.

04/01/2020

Our good friends and professional colleagues at Holyoke Community College could use your help to improve the lives and educational experience of their students — and it won’t cost a dime. Check out the link below and leave a message of support. And don’t forget to use the hashtag —

enables us to come together during a time like no other. Lift each other up. Offer encouragement. Share kindness. Give hope. And provide support that will change our students’ lives.

02/13/2020

Congratulations to our friend and colleague, Jennifer Hetro, on her appointment as Executive Director of The Back Mountain Chamber. Way to go, Jenny —now, let’s get it done!

DALLAS — Jennifer Hetro recently joined the Back Mountain Chamber as its executive director. Hetro has spent her career learning and growing at some of the region’s leading employers and…

12/18/2019

Contact Edwards+Strunk to determine if your capital project QUALIFIES for the New Markets Tax Credit program (NMTC.) We expect another $5.0 billion infusion of tax credits to the program for 2020 (available in 2021.) Now is the time to start the process.

Contact us today at:
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Overnight, congressional negotiators reached a deal on expired tax provisions that would provide a one-year New Markets Tax Credit extension at an allocation level of $5 billion for 2020. The legislat

11/23/2019

Congratulations Discovery MI Preschool! Outstanding Non-Profit of the Year- SAGE Award Winner!

11/07/2019

E+S has been helping the amazing Founders and staff of St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center in Flint Michigan. A wonderful place with an important mission.

Past this simple door lives are changed every day. Truly a remarkable place.

08/08/2019

Edwards+Strunk is proud of the very important part we played in bringing this federal NMTC equity investment to support The Wright Center's mission. Primary Care Development Corporation’s $9.5 million NMTC allocation resulted in a net equity investment of $2.31 million and a further $2.5 million in below market financing to TWC’s new health hub clinic at 501 S. Washington Avenue in Scranton, thus helping to improve the delivery of quality healthcare to the medically underserved residents of Northeastern PA.

$12M in PCDC financing will bring expanded opioid treatment, integrated health care, dental services, and more to Scranton

05/02/2019

Sr. Carol Weber and Sr. Judy Blake have dedicated much of their lives to helping give hope and opportunity to the people of Flint, MI. Edwards+Strunk is honored to help them in their efforts.

02/27/2019

A small but growing group of charities has been able to raise millions of dollars apiece using little-known federal tax credits that have been around for nearly 20 years. Here’s a look at a promising funding source that more nonprofits should know about.