Community service industries such as Pathfinder Solutions are preparing to show a new work force how to get into the civil service/non-profit field of work. This industry anticipates job opportunities will continue to open as the baby boomer generation retires. Pathfinder Solutions is building a bridge to connect the right talent with the civil service industry.

Alexandra Mitchell is co-founder and president of Pathfinder Solutions. Pathfinder Solutions principle goal is cultivating a diverse civil service workforce. Mitchell related to ICOSA that 1.5 million people work in the civil service industry which is about 10 percent of the national workforce.

Dr. Jeff Pryor, co-founder and CEO of Pathfinder Solutions has decades of experience in philanthropy. Pryor served for 20 years as the Executive Director of the Anschutz Family Foundation. Both Pryor and Mitchell believe civil service organizations need to equally spend time developing and inviting talented individual into the industry.

Pathfinder Solutions is a 15 member, team based consulting firm. They work on projects, with each member bringing their unique skill-sets. At the forefront is the Talent Develop Inititive Project in Colorado which inspires individuals to consider working in the civil service industry. Other states are invited to participate in this project. Currently Pathfinder Solutions is partnering with the National Council on Nonprofits. People interested should contact their state nonprofit association and mention the Talent Develop Inititive.

Another Pathfinder Solutions project is with the University of Mongolia in China. They have asked Pathfinder Solutions to develop a non-profit degree program which will offer a certificate or master’s degree. A symposium has also been proposed for companies, funders and non-profits focusing on non-profits within China.

For more information, visit; www.pathfindersolutions.org or email [email protected] or [email protected].

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Technology solutions company iGivefirst facilitates donations to charitable organizations. Sharif Youssef is the founder and CEO, of Giving Tools, Inc. iGivefirst is a tool of Giving Tools and a for-profit professional fundraising company focused on philanthropy. They are based in Denver, Colorado and have a national reach.

Using technology solutions reduces fundraising costs for nonprofits. Nonprofits that use the iGivefirst button are able to redirect their work focus. Not only is the charity’s end of the process made easier but donations can be made with a simple click—similar to the Facebook like button making the giving process easier. They also centralize tax reporting to give the charity one receipt.

Technology solutions are needed because in the United States three billion dollars are donated a year to charity. 75 percent of that comes from donations that on average come in as $60.00 increments. That is roughly 230 billion a year. And only eight percent of the three billion comes from online donations. Youssef, explains this is in part due to three online problems, donations online are not easy, trustworthy or secure. iGivefirst.com solves these problems by having a 256 bit-encryption and taking on the donation receiving process.

Technology solutions will increase the eight percent of online donations to charities. Through iGivefirst, Youssef would looks forward to increasing the eight percent online figure to 50 percent.

Media companies, bloggers and other digital media publishers can put their GIVE button on their websites. iGivefirst is currently open to partnership with nonprofits. Having publishers add the iGivefirst icon to articles for readers to take the next step and donate is what they are reaching for.

For more information on iGivefirst, visit; www.igivefirst .com

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