2025 Goals:
Expand our philanthropic program: create new audiences for our membership program; develop and establish a planned giving and major gifts program; grow corporate sponsorship by 10% annually; ramp up foundation grant program.
Grow our year-round programming: focus on three marquee events to grow membership; develop programming to attract young families; find a new home for NHSCOT and our programming aside from the Highland Games.
Evaluate and enhance our brand: develop and implement a broad-range branding evaluation process; incorporate findings from evaluation to create a better marketing plan.
Fundraising Events:
NH Highland Games & Festival is NHSCOT’s signature event. Annually, it welcomes 37,000+ people to Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, NH, and generates a $10,000,000+ economic boost for the state and local communities. Festival attendees experience the spirit of Scotland distilled into a single weekend through a variety of offerings including live music, Scottish food and drink, heavy athletics, seminars, try-it classes, musical competitions and more.
Ring in the New Year at NHSCOT’s Hogmanay celebration, which features indoor and outdoor games, competitions, try-it classes, live music, warming fires, crowning of Hogmanay royalty and a “torch” parade which culminates with a Scottish First Footing and singing Auld Lang Syne.
Welcome Spring at NHSCOT’s Beltane. Live music is the star of this Celtic seasonal changeover event.
Giving Opportunities:
Donations, memberships, sponsorships, planned giving, major gifts
Volunteer Opportunities:
It takes an entire “clan” of volunteers to help plan and execute the many events NHSCOT hosts throughout the year. Clan MacCrew members log hundreds of hours helping NHSCOT set up the Highland Games, scanning tickets at Hogmanay, getting waivers signed for a try-it class, sitting on a committee and so many more opportunities.
Board Officers / Board Members
Joshua Auger
President
Manchester, NH
Mista McDonnell
President Elect
Manchester, NH
Scotty Langille
Secretary
Concord, NH
Michael D’Amante
Treasurer
New London, NH
Judy Bibbins
Hopkinton, NH
Katherine Bourque
Manchester, NH
Burnham Hall
West Warwick, RI
Jeffrey Hopper
Portsmouth, NH
Stacey Kallelis
Pembroke, NH
Molly Norby
Bristol, NH
Charitable Giving Guide
This profile is part of NH Business Review’s 2025 Charitable Giving Guide.
To learn more about the Charitable Giving Guide and other New Hampshire nonprofit organizations, please visit www.nhbr.com/CGG.