Sample Marketing Messages for Community Foundations
Turn Two Communications reviewed community foundation marketing materials and compiled some common messages for donors and their advisors. Read More
Akron Community Foundation Strategic Plan
September 11, 2019
Akron Community Foundation shared three years of its strategic plan spreadsheets which show the development and launch of its family philanthropy resource center Read More
Family Systems and Family Issues: Community Foundations and Philanthropic Families
September 11, 2019 | Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D.
Dr. Kelin Gersick distilled his understanding of family structure, governance, relationships, and more as part of the 2006-08 Excellence in Family Philanthropy initiative. Read More
Measures Benefiting the Community Foundation
September 11, 2019
How can a community foundation measure the progress and success of its suite of family philanthropy services–also known as its Social Value Proposition (SVP)? NCFP compiled this sample list of results and measures from documents by The Philanthropic Initiative, fundraising resources, and business resources on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Read More
Community Foundation Family Philanthropy Services Evaluation Toolkit
September 10, 2019
This toolkit is designed to provide community foundations with an introduction to program evaluation and guidance for prioritizing what they want to learn from their evaluation efforts. Read More
Community Foundation Persona Example
September 10, 2019
Example of a community foundation customer persona. Read More
Community Foundations Customer Persona Profile
September 10, 2019
A template to help shape a hypothesis about your ideal customer segment and then as a guide after doing research on that segment. Read More
Ethical Issues for Community Foundation Supporting Philanthropic Families
September 10, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the unique ethical issues and dilemmas that can surface in this work and provide guidance, where possible, on how to address them. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Engaging Youth and Children (September 2019)
Many community foundations engage youth and younger children in their family philanthropy programs. Join Anita Wesley, Senior Philanthropic Advisor at the Rose Community Foundation, and Susan Price, author and field expert, to hear tools and perspectives on engaging children in your giving. Read More
Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Lessons Learned from Family Philanthropy Peers
December 10, 2019 | Lydia Clements, Colleen Hill
Sometimes best laid plans don’t work. Learn from peers as they share perspectives on experimenting with new initiatives and the lessons learned from the process. Colleen Hill, VP of Development and Donor Services at the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area, and Lydia Clements, VP of Foundation and Corporate Partnerships at the Hawaii Community Foundation, will share their challenges and Read More
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