We Can Help you Create Your Legacy The Foundation helps create charitable legacies on behalf of donors for many reasons. For example, you may have no heirs and want to ensure causes are supported beyond your life, you may haveheirs but want philanthropy to remain a family value, or it is a way for you
Teaching your Children to Give Back to Society 1. Lead by Example Children are sponges and they are very receptive to their environments. The best way to teach them is leading by example. Charity is a learned behavior. There are multiple ways to do this. One option is to start a family fund through
Making a Large Donation with Appreciated Assets Capital campaigns are re-emerging after COVID-19. With capital calls, “the asks” can be rather significant. Before reaching for your checkbook, consider donating an appreciated asset such as stock. Picking the right asset can potentially maximize the impact of your giving for you and the
Philanthropy versus Fundraising The words philanthropy and fundraising are often used interchangeably. Yet each has a very distinctive meaning. We often think money is the driving force for doing good. However, our values and beliefs create that drive. Philanthropy is our love for humanity. It focuses on impact and outcome, not money. Whereas fundraising
Purpose of Long-Term Charitable Funds Annual donations are a primary source of many nonprofits’ day-to-day operating revenue. These gifts are particularly important during a crisis or recessionary periods, when often needs of those served are going up as other funding sources are going down. It is during such challenging times that long-term charitable funds
Beauty of an Unrestricted Gift Giving trends today show that most donors give to support non-profit programs. Donors like to know exactly how their donations are being used. After all, it is their right to choose how to spend it. So, whatever happened to the unrestricted gift? These types of gifts are critical because
Fundraising in Uncertain Times Economic recessions are a fact of life. They are not easy times; however, we need to embrace these time periods rather than sit in idle as a fundraiser. Missions need to go on and so does fundraising, because recession or not, donors like to give. Keep in mind gifts sizes may
Changes in Giving for the 2020 Tax Year Only To spur giving during this time, the CARES Act created some incentives for giving in 2020. There is no limit on the amount donors can contribute if you itemize your taxes. Previously, you could donate up to 60% of your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). Under this
We are pleased to announce that Match Day 2019 was a success because of You! All 16 organization met their match and are ready to do some good with the proceeds. Below is the list of the final totals for all 16 organizations. GRAND TOTAL - $377,791.12 Alpha Community Center - $41,051.79 Big Brothers Big
What I have discovered by working for the Community Foundation What I have discovered is that this job is far from what most would consider tedious. I get asked all the time how I went from a care flight nurse to a Donor Relations Director for the Community Foundation. Well, to make a long story
