More directly, you as a local nonprofit manager benefit by the way the Foundation works with our donor advisors. If you are in the Foundation's grant-making area, when you send a proposal to us, we consider whether there are donor advisors with whom we can partner. We're in effect expanding your pool of donors. But, if you send us a proposal that we think is of interest not only to the Distribution Committee of our Board, but to the Smiths and other donor advisors who are interested in the kind of work you do, we'll share it with them. Our overall goal is to promote philanthropy.
Nonprofits get new donors, and donors have the satisfaction of participating in community life.
I may not know if the person that I'm talking to, the donor that I'm interested in cultivating, has set aside money with the Peninsula Community Foundation. I may be interacting with them as an individual, maybe totally unaware of the Peninsula Community Foundation's involvement. But when I finally do get the gift, I find that it comes from their fund here at the foundation. If the donor is already on the organization's mailing list, they'll want to mail the thank you directly to the donor. If this is a new donor, they can send their acknowledgment to the Foundation, and we will forward it.