Standards and Effective Practices for Community Foundations
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A community foundation meets the public support test set forth in Internal Revenue Code Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) as modified by Treasury Regulation Section 170A-9(e)(10).
Mission, Structure and Governance - Standard II. Part C.

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Monitoring & Evaluation components relevant to most practices

  1. Clear organizational and departmental benchmarks for desired outcomes.
  2. Annual assessment process for the overall strategy examining outcomes and lessons learned.
  3. A monitoring procedure to track progress toward objectives.
  4. Specific performance indicators to determine how well specific practice elements work.