When individuals, businesses, foundations, the government, community and faith groups, and neighborhoods come together to share their time, money, and services with local non-profits, the needs of our community get met and Boulder County is a better place.

What You Can Do

• Join the movement! Together we can raise $1 million this year for those who need it most. Give a gift to The Community Trust and help double community grants.

• Why We Give

• How Much to Give
  • Some people find it useful to see how others look at giving. As a benchmark, the national average is about 3.2% of gross income.
  • Network For Good's Giving Calculator
  • How Your Dollars Help

• How to Make a Thoughtful Decision
  • The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County
  • The State of Giving: A Profile of Individual Charitable Giving in Colorado
  • Non-profit Overhead Cost Study
  • The Non-profit Sector in Brief
  • www.GiveWell.net

• How to Give Online

If you have a specific non-profit organization where you'd like your donation to go, you may do that by filling in their name when asked by NetworkForGood.org to designate your donation for a specific fund or purpose. The Community Foundation will send your entire gift, less Network for Good's 4.75% processing fee, to that non-profit. Your tax receipt will reflect the entire gift amount. Otherwise, your gift will go into The Community Trust, The Community Foundation's unrestricted endowment, and the money will go out to the most important needs year after year. Please give now! More information about giving though Network for Good is also available.

• How to Volunteer

• Additional Resources--We hope the following sites will assist you in conversations with your financial advisors and with non-profit organizations.
  • University of Michigan Nonprofit and Public Management Center
  • Philanthropic Publications from Give.Org
  • The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County  Includes 28 Ways to Give, How We Can Help: a Summary of Services of The Community Foundation and more.
  • Tips and Resources from The Case Foundation  Includes Top 10 Best Practices of Savvy Donors, Charitable Tax Deductions, Charitable Gifts for Everyday Giving, 9 Ways to Teach Your Child about Charity and more.