Service and lifelong learning

To keep the firm sensitive to community issues, Bateman Consulting LLC is involved in a selection of volunteer civic activities regarding economic development, homelessness, diversity and caring society. The firm also stays in touch with industry standards and trends through a commitment to attendance at professional conferences.

SAMPLE: Civic Involvement

• President and cofounding board member of Lifetime Secure Personal Assistance Network (LifeSPAN): LifeSPAN, a Washington non-profit founded in 2001, is the first U.S. affiliate model of the award-winning PLAN of British Columbia, Canada. The family directed organization helps families plan safe, secure and quality futures for relatives with disabilities.
• Member of The Rotary Club of Seattle (#4): Trustee, Seattle Rotary Service Foundation; Past Chair and member, Community Service Committee; Member, International Committee.
• Mentor to students and minority businesses in University of Washington’s Business and Economic Development Program: From 2001 to 2006, Ms. Bateman served as a Rotary Club of Seattle (Seattle #4) business mentor to several student teams and inner-city businesses and non-profits in the area of social enterprise development, on-line communication and marketing.
• Past Vice Chair of United Way of King County’s “Out of the Rain” initiative to end homelessness: Through this initiative, United Way of King County is joining a growing county vision to end homelessness in ten years by helping shape a future where homelessness is not a given.

SAMPLE: Professional Education Involvement

Presenter:

• Co-presenter: Financing Nonprofit Facilities in Today’s Economy. Sponsored by the Nonprofit Facilities area of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. May 2004 Presentation: Capital Campaign Planning from a Donor Perspective.
• AFP 2004 International Conference held in Seattle. Topic: Fresh Voices in Fundraising: Building Non-Traditional Bridges within a Traditional World.

Partial conference attendance list:

• 2007 Social Venture Partners International conference.
• 2007 Council on Foundations national conference.
• 2005 AFP Diversity Workshop, Washington Chapter.
• 2004 AFP Diversity Workshop, Washington Chapter.
• 2004 Simon Fraser University, “Who Cares? Creative Responses to Social Obligations” Dialogue Series on “The Good City” with Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson, and Sir John Ralston Saul; Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• 2004 AFP International Conference; Seattle, WA.
• 2004 NDOA Winter and Spring Conferences; Seattle, WA.
• 2003 AFP Pacific Symposium for Advanced Fundraising Professionals; San Francisco, CA.
• 2003 Simon Fraser University, “Who Cares? Creative Responses to Social Obligations” Dialogue Series on Social Entrepreneurship; Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• 2003 Washington Planned Giving Council Annual Conference; Seattle, WA.