Community Foundation of Acadiana 2011 Report to the Community : Page 1
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA: REPORT 2010 A BETTER WAY TO GIVE Community Foundation of Acadiana is one of over 725 successful community foundations in the United States. We are a nonprofit organization that services 8 parishes: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion. We connect philanthropists to nonprofits and the causes that are im-portant to them. Donors entrust us with their charitable dollars by developing customizable Funds to address those causes. Donors direct us to make grants from their Funds to our nonprofit organizations that fit with those causes. We are unique because we help our donors “grow” their Funds to build upon what they can give. In this way, we increase giving in Acadiana which we believe can change a community positively. We seek to make giving easier, more effective and to improve our community broadly by impacting many focus areas. We bring together partnerships for critical civic leadership projects that build a better community for all . We provide regional expertise by understanding the issues and needs that shape our region. We are a resource to our donors, and to our nonprofits. We bring nonprofits together, and strengthen nonprofits , particularly through our new DONORSense ® database. We provide a voice amongst Acadiana’s nonprofits through DONORSense ® , in order to provide our donors with the information necessary to make effective giving decisions and give to the causes that are most important to them, and therefore, we provide a better way to give. 1
A Better Way To Give
Community Foundation of Acadiana is one of over 725 successful community foundations in the United States. We are a nonprofit organization that services 8 parishes: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion. We connect philanthropists to nonprofits and the causes that are important to them. Donors entrust us with their charitable dollars by developing customizable Funds to address those causes. Donors direct us to make grants from their Funds to our nonprofit organizations that fit with those causes. We are unique because we help our donors “grow” their Funds to build upon what they can give. In this way, we increase giving in Acadiana which we believe can change a community positively.<br /> <br /> We seek to make giving easier, more effective and to improve our community broadly by impacting many focus areas.<br /> <br /> We bring together partnerships for critical civic leadership projects that build a better community for all. We provide regional expertise by understanding the issues and needs that shape our region.<br /> <br /> We are a resource to our donors, and to our nonprofits. We bring nonprofits together, and strengthen nonprofits, particularly through our new DONORSense® database. We provide a voice amongst Acadiana’s nonprofits through DONORSense®, in order to provide our donors with the information necessary to make effective giving decisions and give to the causes that are most important to them, and therefore, we provide a better way to give.
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