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Get Ready for Jeans & Jewels: Sat, Nov. 1!
Jeans and Jewels is our annual fundraising event that enables the Community Foundation to continue its ongoing work in philanthropy, collaboration, and leadership. The charitable needs of our community are constant, and we will always do our part to support those...
$60,000 Awarded at First-Ever Philanthropy Unplugged
Community, craft beer, and collective giving took center stage last Wednesday at Lucette Brewing Company, where more than 100 local residents gathered for the first-ever Philanthropy Unplugged, an unforgettable night of live voting, local impact, and unexpected...
13 organizations benefit from $5k match initiative; Apply Today!
We’re excited to announce that 13 local nonprofits have been approved for a $5,000 Endowment Match through the Community Foundation. That means for every dollar these organizations raise for their endowment, we’ll match it up to $5,000. An endowment uses charitable...
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13 organizations benefit from $5k match initiative; Apply Today!
We’re excited to announce that 13 local nonprofits have been approved for a $5,000 Endowment Match through the Community Foundation. That means for every dollar these organizations raise for their endowment, we’ll match it up to $5,000. An endowment uses charitable...
Join Us for a Nonprofit Impact Tour (Rescheduled to April 2nd)
Same time, place & itinerary - NEW DATE (April 2nd)! Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how your generosity is transforming lives in Dunn County. On this special Impact Tour, you'll hear directly from The Community Foundation of Dunn County and...
Charitable Children: Inspiring donor engagement to grow your endowment
Year-end gifts are a crucial component of every nonprofit organization’s operating budget, and December is a wildly busy time! Even with so many transactions flying around, it’s still important not to lose sight of the relationship side of fundraising, especially so...
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Professional Advisors
Looking ahead: Charitable planning techniques on the horizon
The team at the Community Foundation of Dunn County keeps a finger on the pulse of current events and legal developments that could impact the way you work with your charitable clients. Below are three notable items that you’ll likely want to keep in mind this fall....
Closely-held stock is having a moment
Giving stock is an important strategy for any private business owner to explore. Not only can these gifts help implement a business succession plan that calls for transferring the business to the next generation if that is your client’s goal, but gifts of stock can...
Charitable planning can help ease client procrastination
“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task." –William James Procrastination is a drain in ways that go far deeper than the incomplete task itself. We know this intellectually, but it can be so hard to break the procrastination habit. It...