JIM YOUNG Founder and Co-Owner
Jim began his fundraising career as a junior high and high school band director. Facing a growing music program with no funds to purchase new uniforms and equipment, he quickly became an expert at organizing parents and students to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the group.
In 1980 he left education and began to help other groups raise money for their organizations. He helped pioneer the fundraising industry being one of the first to computerize and pre-pack fundraising products. His groups were always among the highest in sales and profits per student.
In 1998 he branched out into the magazine fundraising business and has been a leader in that area as well. He provided schools with onsite help, commissioned a software system to help in the reporting and prize distribution, invested in laptops and printers and was key in changing the standard magazine fundraising program from a 40% profit with the school paying for prizes to a new standard, 45% profit with the company paying for all prizes and providing onsite help.
