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Read Our Fall Newsletter!
As the leaves begin to change, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a season full of generosity, growth, and community impact. Our Fall 2025 Newsletter is packed with inspiring stories that showcase what happens when people come together to make a difference. Inside,...
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...
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Nonprofit Organizations
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...
Show Me The Money: When does your endowment fund actually receive a bequest?
For decades, bequests have been a small but relatively steady component of total charitable giving in the United States. You certainly understand the importance of bequests to growing your endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Dunn County. To that end, your...
Cryptocurrency: “Yes” to gifts, “No” to endowment building
Growing your endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Dunn County is no doubt a top priority. Through your endowment fund, your donors have a meaningful opportunity to ensure that your mission stays strong for generations to come. As always, the team at the...
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Professional Advisors
Gifts of real estate: Watch every step
We’re hearing from more and more attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors that your clients are expressing interest in giving real estate to charity. This is wonderful news! You’re certainly aware that gifts of real estate to a fund at the Community Foundation...
Less can be more: Charitable giving helps parents pass wealth to children
How much is too much? That’s a question many parents ask as they structure lifetime gifts and bequests to children in their financial and estate plans. Wealthy clients are sometimes concerned that leaving millions of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands, to their...
Counting pennies: How to counsel frugal yet charitable clients
Over the years, you’ve no doubt experienced a wide range of what clients perceive as “wealthy.” You’ve likely also observed that clients have different assumptions about what it takes to be a “philanthropist.” The interplay between a client’s perception of personal...