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Over the past decade, many communities have been struggling from “brain-drain” – their best and brightest are being sent off to college never to return. Public, private, and nonprofit entities across the country have been struggling to develop innovative solutions to this problem. Join us to hear the story of how a group of community foundations in Michigan have implemented a Talent Retention Program to incentivize their college-educated youth to return home after obtaining a college degree. Want to start a Talent Retention Program in your community?

If you’re looking to hire an investment manager, this webinar will walk you through the process, including: developing and releasing a request for proposal; searching firms; and, presenting the results to your board. If you already have an investment manager, we will also discuss ways to properly evaluate and decide if and when to find someone else for the job.

This page contains legal guidance memos for Indiana community foundations.

With the growing threat of cybercrime and risk associated with potential losses, cybersecurity insurance has become a hot topic. However, questions regarding when the insurance is necessary and how to purchase the best policy remain. Get a practitioner’s view of how to evaluate your cyber insurance needs and learn how to effectively select an insurance broker. Learn what you should expect during the process of purchasing cyber insurance and what questions you need to ask insurance brokers. This webinar will allow you to gain insight into the process of working with an insurance broker and how to prepare for meetings with them; familiarity with the cyber insurance purchasing process; and an understanding of the role of insurance in managing cyber risk.

What’s the right balance of proactive vs. responsive philanthropy for your community foundation? On the one hand, community foundations are entrusted to respond to the broad needs of the communities they serve. On the other, without a focused strategy, they are unable to move the needle on critical community needs. In this session you will hear from leaders who have grappled with this question as they have assumed a larger leadership role in their communities.

Lara Kalwinski, Policy Associate and Director of National Standards at the Council on Foundations and Dawn Brown, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Grant County  will discuss what community foundations need to do to pass National Standards.

A local service organization comes to you and would like to collaborate on a much needed community project.  A group of concerned citizens decides an animal shelter is needed.  A dedicated person wants to raise money to pay them to deliver services to seniors your community.  They all want to set up a pass-through fund with to handle charitable contributions.  We’ve all been there.  When should you do this?  What are the legal responsibilities for the community foundation when these types of funds are established?  How do you handle the financial side? This webinar includes: guidelines for assessing when to engage in this type of activity; understanding community projects vs. fiscal sponsorship vs. fiscal agency; and sample fiscal sponsorship agreements and reporting requirements.