By Gwen Cooper Policymakers are taught early on that sometimes there are unintended consequences when implementing new legislation. HB 487 passed in the 2018 General Assembly imposed a six percent sales tax on sales of “admissions”. Sounds simple until you consider that nonprofit organizations, exempt from sales tax, often rely on “admissions” to support their…
Seven Counties announces new chief development officer
Seven Counties is pleased to announce that Ms. Gwen Cooper is the organization’s Chief Development Officer. Gwen has over 20 years of experience as a fundraiser and fund developer. She comes to us most recently from Women 4 Women, a local non-profit that focuses improving the economic self-sufficiency of women and their families. Before that,…