Why Partner with the Community Foundation?

Your nonprofit organization excels in providing essential programs to create a vibrant and healthy community. The Community Foundation of Volusia & Flagler is committed to strengthening and serving nonprofit agencies in our community so they may thrive for years to come. Our services include:

1. Management of endowments and reserves for nonprofit organizations.
2. Consulting with donors and their professional advisors for effective planned giving and complex non-cash type gift options.
3. Agency development and governance training through the United Way Certified Partner Agency Program

 

Your relationship with the Community Foundation provides ways for your nonprofit to:

Empower Your Board And Staff 
Focus your resources on generative activities such as donor relationship development and the impact of your programs, rather than investment management and administration.

Increase Major Endowed Gifts
Provide donors high confidence in expert oversight by an experienced and trusted community foundation professional.

Increase Lifetime Gifts And Bequests
Provide skillful planned giving collaborations with donors and their trusted professional advisors.

Increase Donor’s Types Of Gifts
Provide assistance with complex non-cash gift acceptance.

Increase Investment Efficiencies
Pool the fund with other foundation fund assets.

Align Your Investment Interests
Our own funds are invested with the same managers and in the same pools.

Provide Online Access To Fund Information
Donors may use our easy and secure Donor Central portal.

Receive Expert Training
We offer instruction on various topics through the United Way Certified Partner Agency program, including endowment building and board training.

Increase Your Agency's Visibility
This includes:

• Listing on the Community Foundation website and in annual reports and publications.
• Donor strategic philanthropic consulting by the Community Foundation.