New CF Executive Directors
Welcome Packet
Peer Communities
IPA Peer Communities offer members ongoing opportunities to connect and learn with their peers who share similar job responsibilities either regionally or statewide. Members are connected through listserv discussions, virtual meet-ups, and in-person convenings.
Listservs
IPA and GIFT listservs are online communities that provide an interactive forum for members to engage with their peers through group e-mails where they can share ideas, ask questions, and learn from each other. Contact Julie Markland if you would like to join a listserv.
Community Foundation Directory
Connect with colleagues across the state.
e-booklets
GIFT works with EDS, a firm specializing in marketing planned giving, to provide you with 32 e-booklets on planned giving. Please note, the e-booklets may not be posted to your foundation’s website.
Foundation Legal Help Desk (optional service)
IPA operates an optional fee-based service, the Foundation Legal Help Desk. Through a web- portal subscribers have direct access to an attorney for quick answers to legal questions.
Member Discounts
Responsible Adoption of AI in Philanthropy
Resource for members only
Join your Midwest colleagues and the Technology Association of Grantmakers for this timely and critically important primer on responsible AI adoption in philanthropy.
Annual Report Examples
Resource for members only
Check out eye-catching annual reports created by IPA members.
Knowledgebase
Foundation Job Descriptions
Resource for members only
See sample documents below containing job descriptions for positions at private foundations and community foundations.
Go here for additional examples.
Participatory Grantmaking: (Re)Connecting with the Model in Our Current Landscape
Resource for members only
This Midwest Partnership Series webinar explores “participatory philanthropy” as a (re)emerging model and how funders in the Midwest are implementing components of the model to strengthen their grantmaking.
Listserv Guidelines
Resource for members only
This guide will help you connect with peers via IPA listservs and online communities. Go here to view a full list of IPA listservs.
Getting Focused on Community Impact: Using the Opportunity Filter Tool
Resource for members only
Peers throughout the Midwest region learn about tools to keep community foundation work mission-aligned.
Policy Issue Brief: Donor-Advised Funds
Resource for members only
On November 13th, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the first in what is expected to be a series of long-awaited regulations interpreting the statute that codifies DAFs, which Congress enacted in the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
Philanthropy Day and Community Foundation Week Communication Toolkit
Resource for members only
We hope you will choose to be active in celebrating National Philanthropy Day and Community Foundation Week.
Farmers & Ag Producers: Community Foundation Ad Campaign
Podcasts, radio commercials, and ad graphics you can use to encourage farmers to engage with their local community foundation.
A variety of nationally-recognized organizations offer in-depth and topic-specific information. The GIFT team recommends these external resources.
Community Foundation staff throughout our state and the US have found value joining.
Community Foundation Vice President Cohort – May Meeting
05/01/2024 - 11:30am
Midwest Finance Course
05/16/2024
$150.00
Product email content:
Thank you for registering for the Midwest Finance Course, hosted in partnership with IPA, Council of Michigan Foundations, Philanthropy Missouri, and Philanthropy Ohio.
We look forward to seeing you and will share additional details as we get closer to the event.
Date
Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, 2024
Location
Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Perrysburg, 6165 Levis Commons Boulevard, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551
Cancellation Policy
View our policy here.
Questions
If you have any questions please reach out to Lauren Daeger at ldaeger@inphilanthropy.org.
Email Subject:
Midwest Finance Course
Email Reply-To:
info@inphilanthropy.org
Catalyst: Fund Management and Finance
06/06/2024
$60.00
Product email content:
Thank you for registering for Catalyst: Fund Management and Finance.
More information about preparing for the module will be sent closer to the program date. For now, please mark these dates on your calendar and make any necessary travel arrangements for the in-person program.
Dates
Pre-work Webinar: May 23, 2024 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET via zoom (link will be sent at a later time)
In-person Module: June 6, 2024 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm ET at Tipton County Foundation | 1020 W. Jefferson St, Tipton, IN 46072
Optional Follow-Up Check-in Call: June 27, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET via Zoom (link will be sent at a later time)
Questions
If you have any questions regarding this event please reach out to JoAnna Ness, Director of GIFT Programs.
Email Subject:
New Registration Confirmation | Catalyst: Fund Management and Finance
Email Reply-To:
ldaeger@inphilanthropy.org
Community Foundation Vice President Cohort – June Meeting
06/26/2024 - 11:30am