Remembering PONCHO, an early leader in Seattle's fundraising scene

In this week’s print edition, I write about nonprofits that are looking beyond galas and auctions to attract donors. Galas and auctions will always be a critical part of fundraising, but relying disproportionately on that source of revenue can create problems. That was evidenced by the demise of PONCHO, the original nonprofit arts support group in Seattle, earlier this year. PONCHO introduced the concept of auction fundraising to this region in 1963, when a group of Seattleites held a black-tie…