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Plus Member Peer Connections - October 2025

https://cof.org/event/plus-member-peer-connections-october-2025
This session will focus on how community foundations can leverage CF Insights’ peer benchmarking data and tools to inform your strategies, strengthen your business models, and drive impact.   During this peer event, you will:  Gain insights from peers on how they’ve…

CF Insights Office Hours - May 2025

https://cof.org/event/cf-insights-office-hours-may-2025
​​​​​​What if each community foundation can know what all community foundations collectively know? Data is a driving force behind effective decision-making, and in the world of philanthropy, it's no different. Through CF Insights, community foundations can access up-to-date, real-world data on…

CF Insights Office Hours - July 2025

https://cof.org/event/cf-insights-office-hours-july-2025
​​​​​​What if each community foundation can know what all community foundations collectively know? Data is a driving force behind effective decision-making, and in the world of philanthropy, it's no different. Through CF Insights, community foundations can access up-to-date, real-world data on…

CF Insights Office Hours - September 2025

https://cof.org/event/cf-insights-office-hours-september-2025
​​​​​​What if each community foundation can know what all community foundations collectively know? Data is a driving force behind effective decision-making, and in the world of philanthropy, it's no different. Through CF Insights, community foundations can access up-to-date, real-world data on…

CF Insights Office Hours - November 2025

https://cof.org/event/cf-insights-office-hours-november-2025
​​​​​​What if each community foundation can know what all community foundations collectively know? Data is a driving force behind effective decision-making, and in the world of philanthropy, it's no different. Through CF Insights, community foundations can access up-to-date, real-world data on…

Legal Background on the Charitable Purpose of Donor Advised Funds

https://cof.org/content/legal-background-charitable-purpose-donor-advised-funds
Donor advised funds are specifically defined in Section 4966(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code as a “fund or account which is separately identified by reference to contributions of a donor or donors, which is owned and controlled by a sponsoring organization, and with respect to which a…

2014 Urban Institute Survey of Community Foundations

https://cof.org/content/2014-urban-institute-survey-community-foundations
On May 30, 2014, the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy conducted a survey of donor-advised funds (DAFs) operated by community foundations. All community foundations with total assets of $5 million or more were invited to take the survey. When the survey closed on June 20, we'd…

2009 Survey on Donor Advised Funds: Donor Advised Funds Provide the Majority of Grant Funds Awarded by Community Foundations

https://cof.org/content/2009-survey-donor-advised-funds-donor-advised-funds-provide-majority-grant-funds-awarded
Donor-advised funds are increasing in number and importance in the U.S. as more individuals, families, and organizations adopt this vehicle of philanthropic giving. A donor-advised fund enables a third party, usually a community foundation or other institution, to manage and distribute funds to…

Webinar Recording: CF Insights: Access Shared Knowledge for Community Foundations

https://cof.org/content/webinar-recording-cf-insights-access-shared-knowledge-community-foundations
  Originally held on October 19, 2023, during this webinar, Council staff provided a demonstration of how to use the CF Insights platform to search for peers and access detailed comparative data reports and discussed the ways in which you can leverage this information to inform strategic…

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