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www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal Giving Guide 2025 9 FUNDING LOANS & FUNDING DREAMS SBA CREDIT UNION OF THE YEAR 10 YEAR IN A ROW TH www.stmaryscu.org (508) 490 8000 Ten years ago, Katie Mullahy-Quinn opened Mullahy's Cheese Shop in downtown Hudson, MA, with a passion for bringing people together and really good food, specifically cheese. After about 5 years, she realized that it was time for Mullahy's to grow, and she reached out to Armand at St. Mary's Credit Union. Armand provided a member-first approach and gave Katie all of the guidance and support she needed to achieve her goals and dreams as a local business owner. As a result, Katie was able to finance her new location, two specialty freezers, and commercial shelving for the wine room! What could we do for you & your business? Palliative Care —for improved quality of life. Our Adult Palliative Care Program serves patients living with serious illness with a focus on relieving pain or other distressing symptoms, assisting with advanced care planning, clarifying goals of care, and improving quality of life. Our team provides palliative care services in personal homes, other nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or wherever patients call home throughout Central Massachusetts. 555-559 Plantation Street Worcester, MA 01605 508-852-5800 Contact us to learn more about the mission-driven, not-for- profit difference at Notre Dame Health Care. Notre Dame Palliative Care notredame healthcare.org Your Guide to Back-to-School Giving Help us get our local kids ready for the new school year by donating school supplies at any Clinton Savings Bank branch through August 23 . rd Join us in making a difference, one backpack at a time! 978-365-3700 | clintonsavings.com Berlin | Bolton | Boylston | Clinton | Shrewsbury | Sterling | West Boylston "The more everybody can do it, the better," Klocke said. RAISING REVENUE But as Martiska of Open Sky Community Services said, nonprofit executives aren't stopping at donor relations; they're creating new revenue. A 2024 survey by consulting firm CCS Fundraising found that 57% of respon- dents said expanding revenue streams is a priority to stay competitive in the future. That is the case for Easterseals Massachusetts, the Worcester-based human services agency serving people of all ages with disabilities. This year feels a lot like the COVID-19 year when government funding tanked when the agency couldn't work directly with people, said Keith Gajewski, assis- tant vice president of finance for the agency. At that time, Easterseals MA launched a program called ESMART Services, taking what they'd learned about efficient management of IT, human resources, and finance and administration and offering it to fellow nonprofits needing help managing these functions. The idea was years in the making, Gajewski said, and it didn't just create revenue for Easterseals. It created savings and increased revenue collection for clients of the program. "You have to just roll with the punches," Gajewski said. "You realize there are no opportunities unless you make them.". n "Nonprofits ... have become exceptionally creative and innovative. They can do a lot with a little." Stephen Adams, Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts