Standards and Effective Practices for Community Foundations
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A community foundation accepts and administers a diversity of gift and fund types to meet the varied philanthropic objectives of donors.
Resource Development - Standard III. Part D.

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Menu of Methodologies in Current Use

Methodology: Agency endowments

Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation

Methodology: Fulfilling donor intent

Rochester Area Community Foundation

Methodology: Gift acceptance policy

The Cleveland Foundation

Methodology: gift/fund acceptance policies

Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Methodology: gift/fund acceptance policies

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Methodology: gift/fund acceptance policy

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Methodology: gift/fund acceptance policy

Foundation for the Carolinas

Methodology: gift/fund acceptance policy

Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County

Methodology: marketing materials

The Dallas Foundation

Methodology: marketing materials

The Dallas Foundation

Methodology: marketing materials

The Minneapolis Foundation