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Sustainability + Community Foundation Lifecycles
This session covers the following topics:
OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
- Asset-expense mismatch
- Fund types as products
- Simple cost analysis
- Fee model of CFs
- Calculating sustainability
- Developing a plan
- Improving sustainability
LIFECYCLES
- Major influences in the development of CFs
- Growth cycles
- Future challenges
Date & Time:
11/08/2025 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Grants and Community Leadership
This session covers the following topics:
- Grant guidelines/processes
- Responsive and strategic grantmaking
- Legal issues in grantmaking
- Expenditure responsibility
- Scholarship grants
- Types of leadership
Date & Time:
11/08/2025 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
Finance and Investments
This session covers the following topics:
- Fiscal responsibility
- Investment/Finance/Audit committee(s)
- Investment & spending policies
- Working with investment professionals
- Asset allocation
- UPMIFA
- Investment RFP
- Fund accounting
- Financial reports to board
- Operating budget
- Reporting
- Audit
- Tax compliance
- Public support test
Date & Time:
11/06/2025 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Asset Development
This session covers the following topics:
- Types of gifts/planned gifts
- Asset building vs. fundraising
- Working with prof. advisors
- Donor characteristics
- Donor stewardship
- Policies and planning
Date & Time:
11/06/2025 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
Fund Management
This session covers the following topics:
- Types of funds
- Fund agreements
- Fund management issues
- Fiscal sponsorship
- Donor relations
- Variance power
- UPMIFA code
- Making changes to funds
Date & Time:
11/05/2025 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Overview & Governance
This session covers the following topics:
CF OVERVIEW
Definition, roles, history
National Standards
IRS Code; tax exempt orgs
Legal concepts & documents
GOVERNANCE
Key legal concepts
Governance vs. management
Unique challenges of boards
Board leadership
Board orientation/education
Board & executive roles
Strategic planning
Date & Time:
11/05/2025 -
10:30am to 1:00pm
Sustainability + Community Foundation Lifecycles
This session covers the following topics:
OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
- Asset-expense mismatch
- Fund types as products
- Simple cost analysis
- Fee model of CFs
- Calculating sustainability
- Developing a plan
- Improving sustainability
LIFECYCLES
- Major influences in the development of CFs
- Growth cycles
- Future challenges
Date & Time:
02/28/2025 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Grants and Community Leadership
This session covers the following topics:
- Grant guidelines/processes
- Responsive and strategic grantmaking
- Legal issues in grantmaking
- Expenditure responsibility
- Scholarship grants
- Types of leadership
Date & Time:
02/28/2025 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
Finance and Investments
This session covers the following topics:
- Fiscal responsibility
- Investment/Finance/Audit committee(s)
- Investment & spending policies
- Working with investment professionals
- Asset allocation
- UPMIFA
- Investment RFP
- Fund accounting
- Financial reports to board
- Operating budget
- Reporting
- Audit
- Tax compliance
- Public support test
Date & Time:
02/27/2025 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Asset Development
This session covers the following topics:
- Types of gifts/planned gifts
- Asset building vs. fundraising
- Working with prof. advisors
- Donor characteristics
- Donor stewardship
- Policies and planning
Date & Time:
02/27/2025 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
Fund Management
This session covers the following topics:
- Types of funds
- Fund agreements
- Fund management issues
- Fiscal sponsorship
- Donor relations
- Variance power
- UPMIFA code
- Making changes to funds
Date & Time:
02/26/2025 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Overview & Governance
This session covers the following topics:
CF OVERVIEW
- Definition, roles, history
- National Standards
- IRS Code; tax exempt orgs
- Legal concepts & documents
GOVERNANCE
- Key legal concepts
- Governance vs. management
- Unique challenges of boards
- Board leadership
- Board orientation/education
- Board & executive roles
- Strategic planning
Date & Time:
02/26/2025 -
10:30am to 1:00pm
Chief Executive Officer
Position Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Opportunity to work from resource centers:
Lake Zurich, Oswego, Rockford and South Elgin
Position to be filled in first quarter 2025
Apply immediately for consideration!
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