Attorney (UGA), West Point grad, U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer with 13 years of coast-to-coast capital campaign experience; believes nonprofit campaigns should be run like a military operation complete with occasional use of camouflage face paint and frequent use of “Hooah!” (Per Wikipedia, “hooah” means "anything and everything EXCEPT 'no'").
Atlanta, GA — National chamber and economic development capital campaign leader, POWER 10, recently announced that veteran chamber executive and Senior Counsel Demming Bass will also manage business development strategy and chamber/EDO partnerships for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The move is part of POWER 10’s commitment to providing more proactive and personalized services…
Atlanta, GA — National chamber and economic development capital campaign leader, POWER 10, recently announced that veteran fundraiser and executive vice president Amity Farrar will also manage business development strategy and chamber partnerships for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. The move is part of POWER 10’s commitment to providing more proactive and personalized services for chambers…
This article was originally published in the November 2020 issue of ACCE’s Chamber Executive Magazine. With the coronavirus and public health actions to slow its spread creating economic challenges for workers and industries, many are looking to chambers to lead and rally their communities around an accelerated recovery. This will take financial resources. During…
This article was originally published in the Summer 2020 edition of ACCE’s Chamber Executive magazine. You and your team are likely quite comfortable making every day “Asks” for membership dues, sponsorships, and the like. And of late, you may even have gotten comfortable making very personal Asks – like, “Put your mask on, Buckaroo!”…
This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 edition of ACCE’s Chamber Executive Magazine. Our alternate title for this article was, “Hold On to Your Hat!” Because A – who doesn’t love a 100-year-old reference? And B – what I’m about to say may initially surprise you in light of the times we’re…
Posted April 8, 2020 In light of new pressing needs and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 situation, we recommend chambers of commerce and economic development organizations consider corresponding program and message adjustments. We believe the COVID-19 situation presents an opportunity for chambers and EDOs to bring fresh material value to their communities and elevate their…
The entire POWER 10 team works remotely and Sean and Laura each have 10+ years’ experience with remote work and Amity has 7+ years’ experience with remote work. We understand that a work from home environment is new for many of our clients and friends, so we wanted to share our team’s best practices to…
Published 3.16.20 – Updated 3.31.20 Dear Clients and Friends, POWER 10 is monitoring the national Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and the local / regional situation for each client community. Our team has developed the below guidance in the hope that it will be of help to you as you consider how best to proceed with ongoing…
Congratulations to the Campaign Co-Chairs Rebecca Johnston and Skip Spears on the successful public kickoff of the History in the Making Campaign; as well as Historical Society Board President Lisa Tressler, and Executive Director Stefanie Joyner! As announced to 100+ business and community leaders at the public kickoff event on Tuesday, the Historical Society has…
Congratulations to POWER 10 client Creative Discovery Museum on the successful public kickoff of the Ignite Discovery – Creating the new CDM capital campaign. Ignite Discovery Campaign Co-Chairs Paul and Susu Brock and Jay and Leah Hill announced to 100 business and community leaders that the Museum has raised more than $5.6 million towards the…
