Community Foundations Leadership Team

Plan of Action News

Get Your Fall Field Update Online

Though we won’t be meeting at a Fall Conference this year, there is still much to share. The Community Foundations Leadership Team has created a special website where you can:

• View short videos created by community foundations who are advancing the CFLT’s Plan of Action
• Post your comments to enter into the conversation
• Download a discussion guide that helps you brief your board and staff on the national context for your work

Go to: CFBetterTogether.org 

Community foundation leadership is as important as ever in uncertain economic times—and we can do more when we share with each other and act as a field on priority issues.

Making Informed Decisions in Uncertain Times

As the financial markets continue to be volatile, and economic indicators such as unemployment and foreclosure rates point to an economic downturn for the foreseeable future, community foundations are particularly impacted.

In an effort to respond to the current financial uncertainty, CF Insights and FSG Social Impact Advisors launched a study  to identify strategies and recommendations for coping with today’s environment and to provide you with information to share with your boards and communities.

Listen to the recent webinar.

Cost-Revenue Analysis for Community Foundations

On October 8th, CF Insights hosted a webinar on the Cost-Revenue Study. Participants learned how to use this method to understand the true cost structure of a community foundation’s products and services. The webinar featured speakers from three foundations that have benefited from the study: Blue Grass Community Foundation, The Boston Foundation, and The Minneapolis Foundation
 
Listen to the recording  

Past webinar: Online Benchmarking 

CF Insights is an initiative of the Council on Foundations and operates as a division of FSG Social Impact Advisors.  For more information on CF Insights and membership, visit www.cfinsights.org or contact Wendy Horton. Read the FAQ.