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Keeping the Community Pulse, an Important Promise

Variety and Continuing Impact of Grants Sustain Donor TrustKeeping the Community Pulse, an Important Promise

The Foundation’s charter document declares that its essential function is to “meet the changing needs [of the community] … with flexibility.” Of the $19M available from endowment spending in 2012, $8M is available from unrestricted and field of interest funds that provide flexibility to address changing community needs and opportunities. Already this year, these funds have supported initiatives as diverse as Granville Academy students attending a youth conference, programming for young adults with developmental challenges through Allie’s Dream, energy assistance for low-income families through Operation Fuel, and the Opera Theater of Connecticut’s presentation of “Lucia di Lammermoor.”




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Chuck V. Loring, MBA, CFRE is a Senior Governance Associate for BoardSource and senior partner of Loring, Sternberg & Associates, based in Fort Lauderdale and Indianapolis, which provides governance consulting services to nonprofits. Chuck has helped hundreds of local and regional nonprofits across the country strengthen their boards and improve governance practices, and advanced the missions of world renowned organizations such as Special Olympics, Second Harvest Food Banks, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Chuck also conducts training programs for funding organizations, including a host of community foundations across the country.

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A few observations from Foundation donors:
  • 46% of donors indicate the majority of their giving is to local organizations (you can find and give to local nonprofits at www.giveGreater.org).
  • 80% of donors indicate that they research or gather information about an organization or cause before deciding to make a gift.
  • Valued aspects of The Community Foundation are integrity and trustworthiness, carrying out donors' wishes and intent, staff and knowledge of local nonprofits.
  • Top motivations for giving include: giving back to the community and making an impact on an issue or specific organization.
  • Improvement is needed to encourage current donors to refer The Community Foundation more often to colleagues and friends, and to clearly communicate The Community Foundation's impact.