The Foundation has been an all-volunteer board since its incorporation 12 years ago. As the Foundation grew, the work to manage it grew beyond what board members could handle. In 2018, we determined a need to hire someone with professional nonprofit leadership experience to lead the Foundation. Our needs were pulling us in so many directions that we did not know where to begin.

I knew Renae Oswald-Anderson and was very excited to learn that SCC would be able to help us move forward. Renae matched us with her colleague Elaine Weber Nelson who would become a great resource for us. When I first talked with Elaine, I knew we were on the same page. Small nonprofits have unique challenges and Elaine understood our immediate as well as long-range needs.

As our Interim Executive Director, Elaine's first priority was to help us finalize our Strategic Plan. She managed the day-to-day tasks and boosted our fundraising with successful grant writing, a new mail appeal, and an additional fundraising event. Elaine provided board training in best practices. She determined that hiring a foundation manager would best meet our needs and she facilitated the search, hiring, and transition.

Our work together took longer than we had anticipated, but Elaine was creative, conscientious, and flexible in fulfilling our expectations.

-Ann Wolff, President