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Aligning Values

Mar 12, 2025

For Sophia S. Ahmad, charitable giving and volunteering time to organizations in her community is a value she’s cultivated since childhood. Several years ago, Sophia and her family established a donor advised fund (DAF) with a national provider. While the commercial DAF helped Sophia organize her charitable giving, she began to see how it didn’t completely align with her values and the values she wanted to pass on to her children.

Charitable Conversation Starters for 2025

Feb 24, 2025

According to the 2023 U.S. Trust® Study of High-Net-Worth Philanthropy, 85% of affluent households gave to charity in 2022. Charitable giving offers both emotional and rational upsides to your clients. Advisors who lean into these benefits stand a strong chance of being viewed by their clients as effective, impactful and able to deliver well-rounded services to improve clients’ lives and give them peace of mind. Here are three common ways to approach conversations about charitable giving.

GIVEdsm

We know you have a heart for giving, but with so many wonderful nonprofits in the area, staying up-to-date on the most pressing needs in our community can be a challenge. We want to make giving simple. That is why we have created GIVEdsm. GIVEdsm is an online resource that allows the opportunity to learn about the needs of our nonprofits and offer support to those that match your interests.

Connections that Count

"If you have the desire to make a difference but aren't sure how to make it happen, the Community Foundation is the perfect resource. They will take the time to understand the impact you want to achieve and set you up for success. Their research, scheduling of site visits and more has provided a personal approach to connecting with the causes we care about."

- Darcy Hathaway

Your Partner in Giving

"By partnering with the Community Foundation, we continue to learn. Whether attending an event to learn about new opportunities or participating in training for nonprofit volunteers so we can better serve the organizations we care about, the Community Foundation is more than a partner in giving; they are a partner in transforming Des Moines."

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