VOL. 31 NO. 2
JULY 2021
L E G A C Y
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Where neighbors create legacies
LET’S TALK
The Community Foundation is designed to serve the community today, tomorrow, and always. When donors made the first gifts to the Foundation, they were thinking about the future of Muncie and Delaware County. As we partner with nonprofit organizations, we talk about the future, too. We have conversations with nonprofit organizations about their strategies for sustainability. We discuss what is needed to help them meet the challenge they are working to address. We have similar conversations with donors who choose The Community Foundation as a partner. We discuss their plans for philanthropy and support them as they put their plans in place. To practice what we preach, we are excited to share with you about The Board of Directors Endowment Fund. Under the direction of our board, this fund will support the Foundation’s operations and help sustain our organization today, tomorrow, and always. In this issue of Legacy, we’ll share more about partnerships and sustainability. Learn the many ways we partner with one local nonprofit, the Muncie Children’s Museum, to illustrate our desire for a healthy, wellsupported, and sustainable nonprofit sector. Read more about the Board of Directors Endowment Fund, and how you can support our sustainability. Join us as we say our goodbyes and hellos to board members and kick off our new board year. Kelly K. Shrock, President
BEYOND GRANTMAKING, THE VALUE OF NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP
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or nearly five decades, children in Muncie and the surrounding communities have come to learn and play at the Muncie Children’s Museum (MCM). Since our first year of grantmaking, 1986, The Community Foundation has supported MCM as one of many resources that make this community a place where people choose to live, work, and play.
Nonprofit organizations, like MCM, make an impact on the lives of the people who live here. A healthy, well-supported, sustainable nonprofit sector is essential. Through various programs, the Foundation aims to contribute to the strength of the sector. While grantmaking is often the most visible way The Community Foundation works with nonprofit organizations in our community, our relationships extend beyond that of funder and grantee.
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