Ask the Advisors: A Planned Giving Panel for Nonprofits

Most planned giving workshops are led by nonprofit professionals. This one isn’t! Join us for a unique panel discussion held in conjunction with the Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable’s statewide educational series. Instead of hearing from fundraisers,...

Beyond attendance: Is your board equipped for today and tomorrow?

Beyond attendance: Is your board equipped for today and tomorrow? At the community foundation, we regularly hear from nonprofit leaders that getting your board engaged in the right ways can be a challenge. And that’s on top of the already high bar to recruit board...

Caution ahead? Changes may be coming to the Form 990

Caution ahead? Changes may be coming to the Form 990 Nonprofit organizations have long known that the IRS Form 990 is more than just a tax filing. It is a public document that funders, donors, watchdog organizations, journalists, and community partners often review to...

Step by step, it starts with “love of humanity”

Has the Gunnison Valley captured your heart? The word “philanthropy” comes from Greek roots, meaning, quite simply, a love of humanity. It’s a big word—but at its heart, it reflects something very personal: the desire to help others, strengthen community, and make a...

Introducing Community-Directed Stories

What are you curious about? Have you ever had a random question about the nonprofit sector in the Gunnison Valley? It could be “why did someone start XYZ nonprofit?”  Or something like “what’s the oldest nonprofit in the Valley?” Or, “are there ways that nonprofit a...