"We have set up a fund at our local community foundation and one of the great advantages is that it makes it easier to focus on the things we are interested in. We get hundreds of grant requests and what I can do now is direct people to the community foundation, as all our giving goes through that. The beauty of it is that if it does not fit our criteria, it might fit someone else's, so the community foundation can match them with a different donor."
Jim McAllister, chief executive of a major property development company and donor to Community Foundation for Surrey
CFN services
We help you in your work by connecting you to community foundations across the UK, and to their networks, information and expertise. We provide you with tools and know-how to engage in philanthropic discussions with your clients.
CFN offers the following customised services:
- Face-to-face meetings with you or your clients to discuss their philanthropic interests
- Briefings on philanthropy and how community foundations can help you and your clients
- Donor education opportunities, including workshops
- Information on giving through community foundations
- Tools to help you discuss charitable giving with your clients
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Site visits to local community foundations and projects