SJBiz_DEPT_Nonprofits_0225 - edit txt_Dept 2 / 10 / 25 1 : 29 PM Page 1 Richard Stagliano is the president and CEO of Center for Family Services , which N O N P R O F I T S providesa wide range of social services to in - dividuals and families in the area . He notes that volunteering efforts are steady through - out the year , but the “ holidays inspire people to give back in big ways . ” His organization re - lies on donations from individuals , corporate and foundation gifts , particularly to offer en - hanced services to children and teens who have experienced trauma in their lives . “ Year - round giving is critical , ” he says . “ There are more than 100 children waking up in our care every day , and there is an ongo - ing need for donations to meet the needs . For instance , there is an urgent need to in - crease enrichment and therapeutic services for the children living in our care . Both individ - ual giving and corporate sponsorships make A Helping Hand a big impact and help to meet these ongo - ing needs . ” South Jersey nonprofits are appreciative of the Food drives during the holidays are a popular way for businesses to support the significant financial and volunteer support they receive FoodBank of South Jersey , but with one in 10 during the holiday seas on , but year - round giving can lead people and one in seven children in South Jersey experiencing food insecurity , the non - to enhanced offerings for the populations they serve . profit could use additional assistance . [ By Matt Cosentino ] “ Corporationsand individuals can always help throughout the year , ” President and CEO Fred Wasiak says . “ Our doors are al - hen Maggi Downham , presidentand CEO of MEND , Inc . , which de - ways open for corporate groups to volun - Dave Jacobs and Janet velops , builds , owns and manages afford - teer at our facility . We also accept both food Goehner - Jacobs founded able housing units in South Jersey . “ But it W donationsand monetary contributions . With theSaddler’s Woods Con - alsoties in to when most organizations , even our purchasing power , we can stretch every servationAssociation in 2004 , they knew from us at MEND , send out an annual appeal . donation to purchase more food . With every the start that it was a major undertaking , es - Thatis a common time of year for those types dollar we receive , we can purchase two pecially for a board consisting of volunteers of communications to be sent out because meals . ” who worked full - time jobs elsewhere . Still , you’retrying to be the organization that ben - MEND is under contract to acquire a armed with a passion for protecting the na - efits from that year - end giving for tax pur - building in Moorestown that will eventually tivebiodiversity of the 25 - acre urban forest in poses , when people are trying to get that do - become its new headquarters , allowing the Haddon Township , they forged ahead with nation in before the Dec . 31 deadline . That organization to expand its offerings to such the hope of establishing a nonprofit that absolutelyis a trend . ” services as helping local people navigate the wouldstand the test of time and make a dif - For nonprofits striving to uphold their affordable housing process . Financial contri - ferencein their community . mission and to provide critical services , those butions throughout this year can aid in those “ Atour first cleanup , four people showed donations are appreciated , but often they plans , Wirth says , and a good way to give up , ” recalls Goehner - Jacobs , the executive are forced to stretch the dollars and make support is by sponsoring or attending its director . “ Now we have them monthly and them last until the following holiday season . MEND With Music gala in April at The Com - we have hundreds and hundreds of volun - “ We are tremendously grateful for any munity House , where The Abe Speller Jazz teers and over 10,000 visitors every year , so and all support that we receive , but it is nice Trio will perform . Its annual golf outing will we’vereally built it up . But there were grow - and would mean a great deal if there were also return in the fall . ingpains : You have to build the organization contributionsand donations made through - The Saddler’s Woods Conservation Asso - soit can be sustainable , but that also takes a outthe year , particularly in the business that ciation has been faced with unexpected ex - lotof resources . ” we’rein — providing affordable housing and penses due to drought conditions from last Fortunatelyfor the Saddler’s Woods Con - maintaining the properties , ” Wirth says . “ A year , so ongoing financial support will go a servation Association and other area non - timeof year when support is needed is actu - long way . Goehner - Jacobs explains that one profits , South Jersey has a proud history of allythe spring . That’s when many of our cap - of the nonprofit’s business sponsors is now supportingcharitable causes , from individu - italimprovement projects get underway be - giving monthly instead of all at once at the als to small businesses and corporate part - causethe weather has broken , so if we need end of the year , which has served both sides ners.Their generosity is especially seen dur - todo sidewalks or paving or outside work like well . In addition to monetary donations , her ingthe months of November and December , exteriorpainting , a lot of that gets done in the organization also welcomes volunteers at all which fits with national statistics showing an spring . The funds raised during the holiday times , and has seen several businesses bring uptickin donations at that time of year . season or through our events get tapped their employees to the woods for a day of “ A part of that comes from people feel - during the spring to help cover those costs service . ing warm and fuzzy during the holidays and thatmaybe are a bit beyond what our day - to - “ That’s really popular , ” she says . “ We’ve the spirit of giving , ” says Eileen Wirth , the dayoperating budget can support . ” 12 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 15 ISSUE 2 | SouthJerseyBiz.net