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White paper now available!
"Making Informed Decisions in Uncertain Times"
In an effort to respond to the current financial uncertainty, CF Insights and FSG Social Impact Advisors launched a study to identify strategies and recommendations for coping with today’s environment and to provide you with information to share with your boards and communities.
The results are compiled in a brief paper to show how Community Foundations of all shapes and sizes are responding to the uncertainty in terms of budgeting and adjusting their revenue approaches and cost considerations.
The paper is now available to download here »
Announcements from CF Insights
2008 FAOG Technology Survey Results Available
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Download the raw data counts »
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June Webinar Available for Download:
Online Benchmarking for Community Foundations
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Download session from the Council on Foundations
Community Foundation Insights’ mission is to strengthen the sustainability and leadership of community foundations. Our primary activities are
- Collecting, analyzing, benchmarking, and providing online access to financial and operational data from community foundations across the country
- Identifying best practices
- Conducting field-wide research
- Providing technical assistance
Field-wide surveys have identified these activities as high priority needs, and CF Insights has the full support of the Council on Foundations' Community Foundations Leadership Team.
Financial support for CF Insights has come from the following organizations:
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Council on Foundations
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- 35 community foundations, ranging in asset size from $13 million to $1.7 billion
CF Insights is developing a growing menu of resources and services for members. To learn more, click here.
CF Insights gratefully acknowledges the Columbus Foundation and the Council on Foundations, whose survey data is made available for use in the CF Insights database.