The Lutheran Community Foundation

Starting and Building an Endowment Online Discussion

Charities are increasingly creating endowments so they can guarantee their long-term financial health, especially in tough economic times.
This online chat focuses on how groups can go about starting endowment funds -- and what nonprofit groups can do to build their endowments once they are created:

http://philanthropy.com/live/2008/07/endowment/index.shtml

GivingPlus® program helps donors make a bigger impact

Direct donations to the Lutheran Community Foundation for the benefit of your endowment fund can now accomplish even more, through the benefits of a one-of-a-kind gifting program called GivingPlus.^®

Congregations and Schools: Conference within ALDE Conference

This conference within the 2008 ALDE International Conference is designed for the specific needs of churches and schools. In these special sessions participants may choose to learn about capital campaigns or how to make an "ask" from a congregations standpoint. One keynote session in this exclusive conference asks the questions, "Will Our Children be Stewards?"  

A Real Life Approach to Endowment Building by Cynthia M. Adams

A few months ago I was asked to sit on the Advisory Board for a local nonprofit I had helped start 35 years earlier. After I attended the first meeting, I understood that one of the major priorities of this newly convened Advisory Board was to build an endowment fund. I thought it would be helpful to share the steps we go through with you – in essence providing a practical guide to this process. Each week, A Real Life Approach to Endowment Building will mirror the Board’s work as we confront the challenges of creating a successful endowment fund. If you have questions or thoughts, please send them to me (cadams@grantstation.com).

- Cynthia M. Adams, CEO, GrantStation

For the nine part series from GrantStation click here: http://www.grantstation.com/Public/tracks_to_success/EndowmentBuilding/main.asp