A Minute With Amber Fowler, Executive Director, Northwest Burn Foundation

AF: Business partnerships are definitely not a new concept to the nonprofit sector. However, we made a deeply concerted effort to join forces with the business sector for our 2012 8th Annual Golf Classic this past June. The Golf Classic was a huge success after having opted to partner with the local chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Both of our organizations were enthusiastic about collaborating on our annual golf event because it reinvigorated both our player bases, allowing our like-minded fire protection industry leaders/donors to conduct business on the golf course while still raising valuable funds for the Northwest Burn Foundation. With a sold-out field of 144 golfers, a vast array of sponsors for the event and each of the 18 holes, both our organizations are looking forward to the June 2013 event!