Category: Philanthropy
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GTCF Planned Giving Webinar Series Provides Valuable Insights for Local Nonprofits
Planned giving can be a key source of sustainable funding for charities and nonprofits, but developing a strategy to pursue and maintain planned gifts can be challenging. It’s critical to start with an understanding of what motivates donors to make planned gifts, as well as a knowledge of the variety of vehicles donors can > Continue Reading
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Evaluating Organizational Approaches to Diversity
As community and nonprofit organizations work to build a stronger community, examining internal structures and policies for bias and institutional barriers to inclusion is an important step. In its commitment to ongoing professional development and organizational equity, GTCF has been gathering tools which support evaluation and transformation. Here are a few articles that we’ve been reading > Continue Reading
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Asking Questions Inspires Generosity Across Generations
From classic poetry to rock songs to Internet memes, people have complained about the generational divide for a long time. When it comes to philanthropy and community building, however, there is a lot at stake for generations to work and talk together. GTCF explored the challenges and opportunities around fostering generosity across generations through two > Continue Reading
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Gathering Tools at The People’s Gathering
As part of our commitment to ongoing professional development, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation staff participated in The People’s Gathering at Pacific Lutheran University this week. We joined with more than 300 professionals from state agencies, education, and nonprofits to engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities present in work, school, and > Continue Reading
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Annual Grants Provide A Wealth of Stories
Many of us have annual traditions, meaningful things we do at the same time every year. Here at GTCF, annual grants are a time when we celebrate giving that spans generations. Every February we send out annual grants, a majority of which are endowed funds donors have established with GTCF in order to provide ongoing > Continue Reading
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Creating Legacy, Impact and Income with Charitable Giving
I read this quote about four years ago, close to the time I joined the Board of Directors of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. Having been a member of the GTCF Vibrant Community Grants committee before then, I had first-hand experience how challenging many giving decisions are.The mission of the GTCF is noble and much good work has been done to benefit our community. But it is not always easy to determine exactly how much to give or how to best put charitable dollars to work.
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Desmond Tutu Provides Insight on Financial Planning & Community
When Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu visited Tacoma, he spoke to the crowd about Ubuntu. He said that it was the idea that “my humanity is caught up, is inextricably bound up, in yours.” I can’t think of another institution in our community that better personifies the belief in Ubuntu than the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation.
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In Depth: Impact Investing (Part 5 of 5)
With this article we complete our five-part series on impact investing. The previous articles offered an overview of impact investing, outlined the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s interests in the space, and introduced you to our partners, the National Development Council and Craft3. I hope this series has sparked your interest in the subject and our activities. Now, at the start of 2016, I’d like to share our vision for the year ahead.
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In Depth: Impact Investing (Part 3 of 5)
The time has come! I have shared with you my understanding of impact investing, and why it is important for the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation to explore this new investment tool. Now I want to dig into the commitments we have already made. We are proud that they illustrate the diversity of ways we can make our community even stronger. This post will focus on our first investment, with the National Development Council.
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In Depth: Impact Investing (Part 2 of 5)
You’ve probably already heard that at GTCF we have a big mission: to build a vibrant, compassionate, and engaged Pierce County. To achieve this goal, we look to partner with individuals, families, community leaders, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and anyone else who is interested in joining us. And, just as we are looking for more people to engage, we are also looking for the most effective tools to do our work.