Fund will benefit Deschutes County children, families and nonprofits
BendBroadband has selected Deschutes Children’s Foundation to be the sole recipient of the BendBroadband Holiday Giving Match Fund. BendBroadband will provide a percentage match on all donations made to Deschutes Children’s Foundation before December 19, 2011.
This is the first year BendBroadband has selected only one nonprofit as the sole recipient for the entire fund. BendBroadband distributed the fund between four nonprofits in 2010.
“Deschutes Children’s Foundation indirectly supports many of the nonprofit agencies that we already support financially,” said Sonja Donohue, Community Relations Manager at BendBroadband. “As a company, we see a donation to Deschutes Children’s Foundation as a way to also support a large piece of the nonprofit community.”
As part of its mission, Deschutes Children’s Foundation manages four nonprofit centers in Bend, Redmond and La Pine, and donates the use of the office and classroom space to nonprofit and government agencies that directly serve children and families.
“BendBroadband’s support could not have come at a better time,” said Deschutes Children’s Foundation Executive Director, Kim McNamer. “We see the negative impact the economy is having on the community, and BendBroadband’s donation will ensure we can continue providing rent-free office space to 26 amazing nonprofit and government agencies serving so many children and families in our community.”
Deschutes Children’s Foundation practices a model of co-location that puts like-minded nonprofit and government agencies together in a shared facility to promote collaboration and efficient services. “The end result is nonprofits share resources to serve more children and families,” said McNamer.
“The synergy between the nonprofits that work out of Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s community campuses is a model of efficiency that will only provide children and families with increased access to life-changing services,” said Donohue.
About Deschutes Children’s Foundation
Deschutes Children’s Foundation saves 26 independent nonprofit and government agencies over $800,000 in overhead costs annually. Over 10,000 children and families can receive services on Deschutes Children’s Foundation campuses each year. Every day Deschutes Children’s Foundation witnesses nonprofit programs working together under one roof. This results in more effective and efficient services for the community.
