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From WEF's President: A season of gratitude

Spring has sprung all over our beautiful state! And as always, spring brings new growth that puts a skip in my step. New growth occurs on the Women's Endowment Fund's Advisory Board each year in July. This year, especially, we have seasoned board members...

Gay Community Endowment Fund grantees discuss current issues

In April, the Gay Community Endowment Fund Advisory Board invited grant recipients from the last few years to meet and discuss pressing issues. GCEF Chair Dr. Kate Raymond warmly welcomed board members and representatives from 15 nonprofits to Akron Community...

GCEF's Impact: Trans Joy Akron

Trans Joy Akron's mission is to build a thriving, meaningfully inclusive trans+ community. The organization provides affirming spaces for visibility and social connection; empowers future leaders; and creates educational opportunities so trans+ people...

Make a plan – and make your favorite charities part of it

At some point during your adult life, you've likely realized that it would be wise to put in place a will, trust, and powers of attorney, as well as undertake at least a basic level of financial planning to stay on track with retirement and other...

Philanthropy: A team sport

At first glance, you may think of charitable giving as mostly an individual act. Certainly, most of the time, the actual money or asset that constitutes the charitable donation comes from a single person, couple, or entity. However, the staff at Akron...

Keep going: Tips to inspire your planned giving efforts

In an environment where immediate community needs are never-ending (and actually seem to be skyrocketing), it's really hard to carve out energy and time in your fundraising plan to make room for planned giving. The team at the community foundation knows how...

BCF's Impact: Greenleaf Family Center

By the time Jill Oldham took over as chief executive officer of Greenleaf Family Center, the organization had served the local community by strengthening families through counseling, education and support for well over 100 years. She stated, "We were started...

It's tax season: Five tax reminders for charitable giving

Tax time is a great reason to review the basics! At Akron Community Foundation, our goal is to help make the tax aspects of your charitable giving as easy and effective as possible. If you've already established a donor-advised or other type of fund at the...

Tax time tips for nonprofit donors

April 15 is right around the corner, and now is a good time to review a few basic tax principles related to charitable giving so that you're prepared for donor conversations. Tax planning is on their minds, and you don't want to miss an opportunity to secure...

Creating a ripple effect: Phil and Alex Vukoder

Both Phil and Alex Vukoder agree: Bath Township is a wonderful place to raise their three children with the open spaces, parks, and vibrant small-town experience found in Ghent and Hammonds Corners. They also appreciate the quality of education their...

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