In Focus: A Case Study in Innovation
Will a new Sioux Falls Hope Coalition-REACH Literacy collaboration foreshadow a new post-pandemic approach to human services? We think so. Learn more about this innovative endeavor.
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Build Your Legacy By Inspiring Philanthropy in Your Family
Helping family members, including your adult children, engage in and define a plan for their charitable giving not only helps our community, it also creates a lasting legacy — one that will live on throughout generations of your family. Learn a few tips to help navigate the process.
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Next-Gen Philanthropy
Gen Xers and Millennials are steadily becoming a powerful force in philanthropy. And while many of these younger donors say their charitable giving is inspired by their parents and grandparents, their approach to philanthropy is uniquely their own and distinctively modern. It’s philanthropy on their terms: entrepreneurial, personal, mission-driven, community-focused, data-centric, investment-minded, strategic and responsive — and it's why more and more younger donors are choosing to partner with the Community Foundation to help build a brighter tomorrow.
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Helping Our Kids
As the 2020-21 academic year comes to a close, kids, teachers, administrators and parents will likely remember it as a year marked by unprecedented challenges, unforeseen obstacles and a roller coaster of uncertainties. But, perhaps more than that, they’ll also remember moments of overwhelming kindness that emerged again and again — proof that even in the darkest of days, people helping people through the power of philanthropy can provide the light we all need to move forward.
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