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The Schimel Lode: Collaborating to Help People and Nonprofit Organizations Thrive

The Schimel Lode: Collaborating to Help People and Nonprofit Organizations Thrive

Our Purpose

Traditional assistance to nonprofits tends to focus on financial support. We recognize such resources are crucial for sustenance and sometimes survival. But we believe that money is not enough to bring out the best in Board, staff, and volunteers, to fulfil the mission of each organization.

Beginning in 1998, we've developed a way to assist nonprofits that complements traditional philanthropy. Our Board promotes effectiveness and self-sufficiency by offering free consulting services to the nonprofits who become participants in The Schimel Lode.

Professionals on our Board provide these consulting services, collaborating with participants to help them meet their goals. Since we believe this process takes a while, we prefer longer-term relationships. In time, small amounts of seed money for projects related to our collaboration may be provided.

We also encourage and assist partnerships and alliances. Such collaborations may include nonprofits, foundations, government and for-profit organizations.

As a donor-advised fund within The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, The Schimel Lode focuses on the Washington, DC area.

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