Why Use Your Community Foundation
Ten Reasons People Choose Community Foundations
Many professional advisors will arrive here searching for tools and resources to rely on when talking about charitable giving with clients. But why should you discuss philanthropy with your clients?
Research conducted by The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) in the late 1990s with professional advisors on their motivations for, and methods of providing advice about philanthropy, revealed the following reasons for discussing philanthropy with clients.
We are a local organization with deep roots in the community, and part of a nationwide movement whose support we build and share.
We bring donors to the table as community builders, working closely with them to align their philanthropic vision with the community's needs.
We identify long-term needs and opportunities and invest in solutions that let our communities guide their own future.
We take a broad and inclusive view of what a community is, and provide grants to the widest possible range of organizations and initiatives.
We provide highly personal and flexible service, accepting a wide variety of assets and offering donors maximum tax advantage.
We build permanent funds and those that can respond to immediate needs, helping our communities ensure vital futures.
We multiply the impact of gift dollars by pooling them with other gifts.
We believe that diversity is strength, so we bring the entire community together to stimulate new ideas, build participation and strengthen community philanthropy.
We are transparent and reputable stewards of community resources, committed to being accountable, accessible and responsive.
We build community vitality - the unique and essential spirit that flourishes when people believe their community holds possibilities for everyone.
