How to Talk to Clients About Giving
Ways to Give Now
Several kinds of funds available through The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes enable your clients to start giving immediately:
Donor-Advised Funds enable your clients to contribute assets to their fund at any time and then recommend grants to support groups of their choice. They are a flexible, personalized way to support nonprofit groups in Elmira-Corning and Finger Lakes area, elsewhere in the U.S., or anywhere in the world.
Field-of-Interest Funds are a way to provide support to organizations that work on issues that your client specifies. Once they determine the issue(s) they want to support, Community Foundation's program staff identifies suitable grant recipients for their approval. They can either choose an issue of importance to them, or they may recommend grants to specific groups working on the issue(s) they've chosen.
Scholarship Funds are designed for donors who are interested in helping students of all ages achieve their education goals-using criteria of their choice. The fund can support students who are studying a particular subject, attending a specific school, or graduating from a specific school.
Supporting Organizations are separate nonprofit corporations that operate under The Community Foundation's charitable umbrella. Through its own board (on which the donor[s] may choose to serve), a supporting organization determines its own investment strategy and grant priorities.
Designated Funds are ideal for donors who want to support one or more specific organizations-either a school or nonprofit group. Nonprofit groups also can establish this kind of fund as part of their fundraising strategy.
Unrestricted Funds are ideal for donors who want to support The Community Foundation's focus areas identified by our board of trustees for its discretionary grants. This gives The Community Foundation the greatest latitude in deciding how to direct grants, based on its assessment of changing community needs.
