April 2007

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As Our Partner…

When you entrust LMC Community Foundation with your endowed or non-endowed funds, you are eligible to enjoy the following opportunities:

• Strengthening Partners Grants
• First notification of grants
  and initiatives
• Mentoring
• Workshops and seminars
• Networking opportunities
• Quarterly e-newsletter

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Nonprofit Preservation Initiative

Nonprofit Preservation is the Foundation’s ground-breaking initiative designed to support the long-term financial future of nonprofit organizations. Comprised of Endowment Challenge Grants, Strengthening Partners Grants, GivingFirst and other programs, it seeks to strengthen the community by ensuring vital services continue well into the future.

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Board and Staff
Events
Funds for Nonprofits
Initiatives & Grant Highlights
Success Stories

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Educational Seminars 2007

Our seminars are complimentary to our nonprofit partners.

May 15
Bolstering Your Endowment Through Board Development

July
Sustaining an Endowment

October
Launching an Endowment

November
Endowment Best Practices

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Hannah Clampitt Leads GivingFirst Program

"There's nothing like the GivingFirst program in Colorado right now. It will give nonprofits a whole new vehicle for getting their message out," says Hannah Clampitt, GivingFirst manager.

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Welcome

Welcome to our new e-newsletter! We have created this tool especially for our nonprofit partners. In these newsletters you will learn about our latest granting programs, how to increase your endowments, best practices shared by your peers, seminar summaries, plus much more. We encourage you to use the feedback feature to let us know which topics are most relevant to you. And we welcome you to forward this newsletter to co-workers or prospective partners seeking to learn more about the Foundation.

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What is a Nonprofit Partner?

You've heard the phrase "nonprofit partner," but do you know what it means? The Foundation coined the term to identify nonprofit organizations that entrust us with managing their funds. In turn, we extend special services to support their mission. These services include grants designed to strengthen our partners
(visit Strengthening Partners Grants), plus mentoring, educational seminars, scholarships and networking opportunities. More than 50 organizations have embarked on a partnership with the Foundation.

View Nonprofit Partner Names

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Seminar Summary:
Insider Tips on Marketing Your Endowment

If you're not a communications professional, the distinctions between the terms "marketing" and "public relations" may be fuzzy. Jon Pushkin, president of Pushkin Public Relations, tackled the differences at a recent seminar entitled Marketing & Public Relations Tools to Boost Visibility of Your Endowment. By illustrating the features of marketing and public relations, Pushkin helped nonprofit partners learn how to increase the visibility of their endowments.

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Nonprofit Partner Spotlight:
MCPN Extends Safety Net to the Medically Underserved

The numbers are sobering. With a growing uninsured population that now approaches 800,000 in Colorado, the overwhelming needs of the state's medically underserved population are enough to concern even the most seasoned medical professionals. Fortunately, the people who run the Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) are actively working on it.

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Best Practices:
Green Tie Event Fuels Endowment

Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) has seen its endowment grow from zero to nearly $1 million since the fund’s inception in 2004. As a participant in LMC Community Foundation’s first Endowment Challenge Grants program, MCPN received a dollar-for-dollar match on the first $200,000 they raised during the 14-month challenge-grant period. MCPN’s energy and innovation have continued to fuel donations to the endowment today.

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