Operating a club foundation can be complicated. One of the most important functions of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund is to serve as a resource for other foundations in the Kiwanis family. There are more than 1,000 club, district and regional foundations that help Kiwanians improve the lives of children throughout the world. Just as the Kiwanis Children’s Fund carries out the charitable activities of Kiwanis International, these foundations raise money and make grants to their respective clubs and districts.
However, unlike the Children’s Fund, most of these foundations are run by Kiwanis volunteers, not professional foundation experts. That’s where the Children’s Fund offers a variety of resources, such as guidelines for existing foundations and tips on starting a new one. The downloadable documents at kiwanischildrensfund.org/foundation-resources can be adapted to fit your foundation’s circumstances and meet charity evaluator standards. Model documents are currently targeted to U.S. foundations.
Here are five tips to make sure your club or district foundation is operating effectively:
Ann Updegraff Spleth is the chief operating officer of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. She is a certified fundraising executive (CFRE) and is an adjunct faculty member of The Fund Raising School and the Lake Institute for Faith and Giving at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.
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