By Nancy Long, executive director

As you start a year filled with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people, our community, and world, we at 501 Commons want to applaud you and wish you a very successful 2016. We have been working hard to raise the funds necessary to offer you a growing number of services that can contribute to your success.

We will have cohorts of organizations participating in HR Toolkit (human resources), Volunteer Manager Corps (volunteer management), Catalyst (fundraising), Volunteer Program Improvement Plans (in Clark County this year) Springboard (for arts & culture) and Plan IT! (technology planning). Participation is free or has low fees, thanks to our philanthropic partners.

And we will continue providing you affordable technology, finance, and human resources services so that organizations of any size can afford that right-sized “slice” of expertise in all these important areas. This year we have added Salesforce Administration to the list of services you can receive on a contracted basis.

While most of our cohort programs and contracted services are primarily available in the Central Puget Sound area, organizations throughout the state can access our free Information and Referral Program, use the deep resources and tools on our website, contact us for a Quick Consult for finance or human resource issues, or use our wide range of management consulting services which are available on a sliding fee scale.

So if you have New Year’s resolutions about ways you want to strengthen your organization, contact us to find out how our very affordable broad range of expertise and hands-on assistance can help you.