Here are the winners. Congratulations!!!! All prize winners will be notified on Monday (8/30).
1. Stephanie Record, Crisis Nursery
1 free development review to examine how your organization raises money and what needs to change in order to accomplish greater results from Dave Sternberg or Nick Parkevich of Loring, Sternberg,and Associates - Indianapolis, IN ($5,000 value)
2. Karen Rasmussen, Greater Community Aids Project
5 hours of free nonprofit counseling on your topic of choice (Marketing, Organizational Management, Board Development, Financial Review) from the Business Solutions Center at Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, IL
3. Carolyn Cloyd, United Way of Coles County
5 hours of free board development training on bylaw review and updating, the role of board members, strategic planning, and other topics as requested from Joan Dixon of Community Foundation of East Central Illinois - Champaign, IL
4. Mara Eisenstein, Illinois Green Business Association
10 hours of free event development or overall marketing/PR consulting from Jody Cox of Red Carpet Promotions - Decatur, IL ($500 value)
5. LaDean Scheurer, U of IL Extension
2 hours of free phone coaching on social media strategy and trouble-shooting from Community Media Workshop ($300 value)
6. Bill Kienzle, Contact Ministries
1 free online/phone individual leadership coaching package, including an ADVanced Insights assessment and detailed confidential report and consultation from Mark Sturgell of Performance Development Network ($500 value)
7. Lyle Meador, Decatur Fire Department
1 free refurbished Dell business quality computer, XPpro OS with Microsoft Office, 19" Dell LCD monitor, new keyboard and mouse from Computer Banc - Springfield, IL ($275 value)
8. Eydee Schultz, Camp Care-A-Lot
1 free half-day of nonprofit consulting from Sikich LLP - Springfield, IL ($500 value)
9. Joedy Hightower, Southeastern IL Community Foundation
1 free 90-day subscription to the Sikich Performance Measurement Platform, an online software that reports performance and dynamic dashboard data from Sikich LLP - Springfield, IL
10. Dawn Dove, Bureau County Sheriff's Office
1 free board training on Helping Board Members Become Fundraisers from Larry Johnson of Sikich LLP - Springfield, IL ($250 value)
11. Nicole Weigand, City of Casey
1 free registration to the 2nd Annual Statewide IRN Conference, "Illinois Communities Rising: Place-Based Pathways to Federal Resources", on September 16 from Illinois ResourceNet - Chicago, IL ($50 value)
12. Cheryl Gilman, Board President (Decatur)
1 free registration to October 14 Mini-Conference featuring Allison Fine, co-author of The Networked Nonprofit - Decatur, IL ($30 value)
13. Casey Loving, Indi Go
1 free registration to your choice of the following workshops: Grant Writing (9/22), Budgeting Basics (10/6), Researching Need (10/20), or Locating Federal Grants (11/17) from Central Illinois Nonprofit Resource Center - Springfield, IL
14. Vivian Skelley, Central IL Autism Therapeutic Services
1 free 75-minute Donors Forum webinar of your choice from Donors Forum ($50 value)
