CORPORATIONS/FOUNDATIONS

CONTENTS:

• Minnesota Toolkit for Giving
• Guidebooks @ The Philanthropy Roundtable
• PNN Online
• Guidestar Features

MINNESOTA TOOLKIT FOR GIVING

Need a clear, concise tutorial on giving? Go through the toolkit developed by The Minnesota Council on Foundations, with help from its community partners. You'll find resources for planning, as well as answers to questions you may have about why we give, where to give and how much to give. Even though the focus is on Minnesota, you'll find the information useful wherever you live.

Today we're looking at the area titled, "Develop a Corporate Giving Program, Foundation or Fund," under Ways to Give. You'll find brief explanations about the differences between corporate giving programs, corporate foundations, corporate funds, matching funds and non-cash giving. You'll also find links to corporate sites provided as examples for mission statements, guidelines and grantmaking policies.

http://www.minnesotagiving.org/options/corporate.htm

GUIDEBOOKS@THE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE

Do you like to try before you buy? The good people at The Philanthropy Roundtable understand, and provide full PDF versions of their guidebooks for you to look over.

Some of the intriguing titles include:

• Questions to Ask Before You Write the Check
• Should Foundations Exist in Perpetuity?
• Donor Intent -- Interpretations of (and How to Enforce) Donors' Intentions
• Starting a Private Foundation
• Managing a Private Foundation
• Soaring High: New Strategies for Environmental Giving

Click on the title-links or scroll down the page to find the guidebook you want to read.

http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/guidebooks/guidebooksindex.htm

PNN ONLINE

You're going to find lots of useful news and good ideas for your organization at PNN Online, "the nonprofit news and information resource." There's news under all the usual nonprofit headings, including Arts, Education, Health, Environment and Human Services, as well as sections on General Fundraising, Expert Opinions, PNN Worldwide and more. Search under these headings or use the search box found on most pages (top right).

Type in a word such as "foundation" or "corporate" or something more specific. The titles and dates of articles, new and archived, will pop up. Click on the title to bring up the full article. If the article is about grants already awarded, use it as a mind-jogger and make a note to apply during the next round. Some examples of articles retrieved:

Kresge Foundation Invests in Green Building Initiative
http://www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=5872

GE Corporate and Employees Contribute Nearly $33 Million to UW
http://www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=5877

Design Students Build Web Sites for Nonprofits
http://www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=5885

http://www.pnnonline.org/

GUIDESTAR FEATURES

Organizations holding fundraising events such as walks, auctions and golf tournaments are using online tools to lower costs and minimize time spent tracking the details of attendance.

Are e-mail invitations and online registration right for your event? What is involved? This Web site provides some ideas to consider.

http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/online_tools.jsp

Beverly Goodwin

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