UAB: All In Casino Royale & PUI

A testimony.

“The UAB Minority Health Research Center hired Projects Unlimited to assist its Young Professionals Board with our Third Annual All In Casino Royale event. The event was very successful and raised significant funds for the Minority Health Research Center’s Healthy Happy Kids Program.

Shortly after the event, we held a wrap-up meeting during which Projects Unlimited submitted a summary report to the board. It was very well-done.  One of the most important components of our work on this board is the compilation of accurate results and useful feedback.  If we do not quantify our success each year in dollars and details, we will not know what is working for us and what needs improvement.

Projects Unlimited’s comprehensive review of the All In Casino Royale project will be extremely helpful to the board and to the MHRC moving forward.  We’re thankful for all the work they put into our board and our event!  They were an invaluable part of our endeavor.”

Donald J. Watkins, Jr.
Past President
UAB Minority Healthy Research Center
Young Professionals Board

Competence

Competence; noun.

Miriam Webster online defines competence as “the physical or mental power to do something.”

Synonyms: capability, capacity, faculty.

PUI has the knowledge you need, and we have obtained it through years of experience in the field, getting our hands dirty and tackling key issues for our nonprofit leaders. Our inherent motivation to continue learning about what we do, who we serve, and how we can improve doesn’t hurt, either.

The proof is in the pudding.

You Need: experienced nonprofit management.

• We Have: more than 20 combined years of nonprofit experience.

You Need: to implement standards-based operations for your organization.

• We Have: certification in nonprofit management with four years of industry-based studies, and we’re fully insured.

A Case for PUI: NCCJ’s 42nd Annual Brotherhood & Sisterhood Awards Dinner

“It was November, 2010, and the Volunteer Board of the NCCJ of Alabama was working feverishly to pull together its Brotherhood/Sisterhood Awards Dinner to be held on March 3, 2011 at The Harbert Center. While the Board had the big picture (i.e. honorees and dinner chair) plus many ideas, we did not have any staff to pull together the myriad of details that it takes to host a meaningful and successful dinner.From the first day that we met Ed Fields and Ashley Grigg, they waded into the onrushing current, took us by the hands and lead us to the glowing fire of an exceptional event. In every instance, Ed and Ashley lived up to their tag line – ‘relax it’s handled.’ The Dinner came off without a hitch. We exceeded our goals by more than 50% and Ashley even ran the videos of the honorees. The Board could not be more pleased. We look forward to working with Projects Unlimited for years to come.”

Testimony from Richard Carmody, Co-Chairman of the NCCJ of Alabama Board of Directors

So, What do Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, Johnny Johns, Judy Abroms and Lemarse Washington all have in common?

All four were honored in front of nearly 500 people at NCCJ’s 42^nd Annual Brotherhood and Sisterhood Awards Dinner on March 3, 2011 at The Harbert Center located in downtown Birmingham.

The Board of the Birmingham Chapter of NCCJ (National Conference for Community and Justice) decided they wanted to bring back two of their flagship programs for 2011: the awards dinner and Camp Anytown. With a volunteer board running the show for the first time since their Executive Director, Lemarse Washington, retired in 2009, the group decided to bring Projects Unlimited, Inc. on board to oversee the awards dinner. In the hands of PUI team member Ashley Grigg, the board quickly embraced our “Relax, it’s handled” slogan and got to work on this exciting event.

With an almost sold out crowd, NCCJ was not only able to honor four very deserving Birmingham locals, but also exceeded its fundraising goal by more than 50% and completely funded Camp Anytown for 2011!

Way to go, NCCJ! We can’t wait to start planning the 43^rd dinner.

The mission of NCCJ is “to fight bias, bigotry and racism and promote understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.” To learn more about Camp Anytown, please visit www.ywca.org  (Programs > Racial Justice > Anytown Alabama).

Confidence

Access to valuable client files and financial data are well protected through multiple levels of secruity. All Projects Unlimited client files are stored on a 250 GB professional server from Microsoft. We use F-Secure for data protection along with a standard Microsoft firewall. Our data is backed up once per week to an onsite storage device.    We have monthly off-site data back up to The McKenzie Project (www.mckenzieproject.info). We have an APC back up battery that will continue to provide power to our server for four hours if the power in our office ever goes out.

Our office in The Innovation Depot has 24 hour security guards and camera surveillance. Evening access to the building requires an electronic badge.  PUI’s offices are locked whenever there is not a team member in the office. All are locked when not in use. PUI has never had a theft incident.

Visit us at www.relaxitshandled.com to learn more about what we can do for you.

Our clients count on us.

More than 500 board members and key volunteers of two dozen local, state and national organizations have been inspired, organized and supported by the professionalism, resources and advice of Projects Unlimited. We have an intimate understanding of what volunteers and nonprofit executives need from their staff to be successful in a collaborative environment. We have a holistic understanding of the nonprofit experience because we have served as staff leaders as well as volunteer leaders of nonprofit organizations. Get daily updates on our activities at http://www.twitter.com/relaxitshandled.

Today’s Economy: How an AMC Can Help Your Nonprofit

How many times do we have to hear the phrase, “these tough economic times?” If you’re like me, you might be getting a little tired of hearing that phrase in countless conversations or reading it in countless articles.