Industry Leaders Launch Non-Profit Association for Government Collections
A new association has been launched to help companies that collect government debt at all levels, headed by former collection officials within government.
Collection industry leaders Kendall Tierney, former head of collections for the city of Boise, Idaho and Gary Sabean, a long-time collections expert with the Arlington County of Virginia, today announced the launch of the Government Revenue Collections Association (GRCA), a non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of government collections. Open to any city, state, or federal collection employees and associated organizations, GRCA aims to bring new information, resources and support to help government entities better succeed in today’s collection environment.
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Through various delivery programs, GRCA will provide a platform to further promote networking, learning and knowledge exchange among peers and leaders in the government collection industry. In addition to hosting an annual conference, association members will also receive regular newsletters on industry best practices, technology innovation and compliance impacting government collections. Latest news and tips as well as access to a resource library will be available to members through the GRCA Web site at www.govcollect.org.
“Budget constraints, increased costs, self-funding laws, and rising complexity of technologies call out for better solutions and services to help the government increase overall productivity and outcome with their account receivables,” said Kendall Tierney, GRCA Board Member. “We are excited to spearhead the creation of GRCA and bring new ways to help those responsible for government compliance and revenue recoveries enhance and expand their efforts through increased knowledge and support.”
Association membership is offered at three levels to accommodate both government and non-government employees responsible for collections and to those that provide solutions and services for the government collections industry.
For more information about GRCA, please visit www.govcollect.org or call 1-877-724-4722 or e-mail Kendall at kendall.tierney@govcollect.org.
About Government Revenue Collection Association
Founded in October 2008, Government Revenue Collection Association is a non-profit association dedicated to promoting the advancement of government collections. Founded by collection industry leaders, the Association serves as a resource for the latest industry information, technology innovation and compliance programs to help government entities improve and enhance revenue recovery initiatives in today’s collection environment. For more information, visit www.govcollect.org.
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Comment from Anonymous on October 27, 2008 at 12:21PM EST
Who is funding this organization?? Is it a private sector entity because I heard was a company trying to make money by giving their products a platform. Is that true??
Comment from Anonymous on October 27, 2008 at 1:13PM EST
Hi:
Im interested in the organization but am concerned that the rumor is that Columbia Ultimate has created this organization. Is that true I belong to another government organization and feel this may be a conflict as it is a true non-profit. I have ethical concerns,
Comment from Gary Sabean on January 5, 2009 at 12:25PM EST
My name is Gary Sabean, Deputy Treasurer for the Compliance Division with the Arlington County Treasurers Office and a board member with GRCA. I have worked in collections for 25 years and have accomplished a delinquency rate below 1% (actually 0.80%) for the taxpayers of Arlington. Fellow board member and founder Kendall Tierney and I have always felt information drives the collection process. We shared a desire to develop a vehicle that would allow all State and local governments’ to exchange information and assist all governments in our collections efforts. To set the record straight, Columbia Ultimate has donated resources to help Kendall and I achieve our goal in sharing this information. Columbia Ultimate has not and will not use this organization to market their product. Their government section, RevQ, is a full, fee paying member and will participate as any other vendor with no special consideration. GRCA will be entirely self-funded through membership by 2010. If you would like to view our website, become a member, or share information with other governments, please visit www.govcollect.org.