Dispute Resolution Center Fundraising
Donations
The Dispute Resolution Center needs your financial support!
The DRC is a private, not-for-profit organization recognized under section 501 (c) 3 of the US Internal Revenue Service code. Generally, donations are tax deductible. Donations can be made on the secure PayPal web site by clicking on the button below or donations can be sent to the DRC office. Donations will be acknowledged with a thank you letter.
In early November we sent out a fun annual fundraising letter inviting people to invest in/support our work. To see a copy of that letter, get a few chuckles and be inspired to send in an investment/donation, click here.
Fundraising
DRC Resurrects Jazz in the Cellar Event
After a four year hiatus, the Dispute Resolution Center once again hosted our much beloved "Jazz in the Cellar" event. This year's event took place on Friday, August 12, 2011 in Yakima at Le Chateau and featured a great Jazz band playing great music for visiting and dancing, wineries and a brewery for beverages, great hors d'oeuvres, silent and live auctions. The event raised over $13,000 thanks to our generous attendees and auction bidders. A big thank you goes to Avail Home Health and Senior Care Management for its generous partnership support at the Mediator level of $1,250. Our 2012 event will be held in August or September. Stay tuned for more details.
Dispute Resolution Center’s Developmental Approach to Fundraising and Outreach
As a non-profit organization with limited sources of funding, the DRC engages in fundraising within the community. In 2008, the DRC adopted a new approach to this fundraising. We realized we have a need not only to raise funds, but to raise awareness of our mission and services and to further engage our community in this mission. To this end, we have began welcoming community members, leaders and supporters to Introductory Events where they can see and hear about the mediation process and the great services the Center offers to resolve disputes and conflicts. DRC staff will continue to be in contact with interested attendees about our work, sharing information and stories about the DRC’s impact. We will also partner with them to expand referrals, community awareness and the Center’s financial resources. Then each year we will hold a public fundraising event to invite these and other supporters to invest in the work of creating peace in Central Washington.
The fourht annual event, Mediation: A Path to Peace, a breakfast event, will held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Yakima Convention Center.
If you are interested in attending an Introductory Event to learn more about the Dispute Resolution Center’s work, please call or e-mail the DRC staff to learn when the next opportunity will be. (January 19, 2012 and March 8, 2012 are the two upcoming dates.) If you would like to help with the Annual Event, please let us know that as well.
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Volunteering
The Dispute Resolution Center is an organization that counts on volunteers to carry out its mission. People from all walks of life volunteer as mediators, board members, committee members, office assistants, fundraisers and more. Serving as a volunteer mediator requires training and certification. Please see the training page for more information on mediation training. If you are interested in volunteering in any of the way’s listed above or a new, creative way you’ve been envisioning, please call the office and let us know of your interest or send us an e-mail message by Clicking Here.
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