The nonprofit family
Dear editor:
In our family, Tim Culbreth is the executive director of Adult & Teen Challenge of Arkansas, Sallie Culbreth is the community relations director of Cooperative Christian Ministries and Clinic, and Anne Quinn is the director of operations of Garland County Habitat for Humanity. We have spent our entire adult careers in nonprofit work because we believe in service to our fellow humans and our community.
We’re writing this letter as a family, not as our nonprofits, but here’s what we’d like you to know: the nonprofits in Garland County provide vital services that make our community a better place for all of us. From recovery to poverty reduction to affordable housing, health care, child welfare, literacy, emergency shelter, homeless outreach, education, animal welfare, feeding the hungry, or the arts, nonprofits are asked to do more and more with fewer and fewer resources.
Yes, nonprofit work is rewarding, but it is also exhausting because not only do we provide vital services — often with life-or-death consequences — but we must also raise every dime to make sure the work we do gets done. We know the constant drumbeat of fundraisers and financial appeals can be overwhelming. We feel that, too.
This Tuesday, Dec. 3, is a global day of giving known as #GivingTuesday. You’ll hear from a lot of us over the next few days and we hope you respond by taking a hard look at the amazing work that nonprofits in our community do and choose a few to support (if you need suggestions, we might be able to help!). But beyond #GivingTuesday, nonprofits continue our work year-round and we need this community’s support year-round.
As a family, it is a privilege to serve those helped by our respective nonprofit organizations. As a community, now, more than ever, nonprofits need you to help make this world a better place for all of us. This is a call to action — a call to donate, volunteer, and support the organizations you love and the missions they fulfill — year-round.
Tim Culbreth Executive director, Adult & Teen Challenge of Arkansas Sallie Culbreth Community relations director, CCMC Anne Quinn Director of operations, Garland County Habitat for Humanity