Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy
Mission: Bacf's mission is to connect people who care to causes that matter to build a better community. Bacf fulfills its mission in three ways: (1) strengthening the local nonprofit sector through grant funding and free professional development; (2) connecting donors to causes that matter to them through charitable giving tools; (3) and finally by inspiring a culture of giving in the community.
Programs: Helped raise $415,881 through 3,558 donors in 24-hours for 131 local nonprofits in gallatin county through an annual 24-hour day of giving called give big gallatin valley in may. Leading up to this annual initiative, the bozeman area community foundation hosts free educational sessions for nonprofit leaders and board members on fundraising best practices called give big boot camp.
the foundation administers the receipt of charitable assets through a variety of charitable giving tools, such as donor advised funds, permanent endowments, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and charitable lead trusts, for the purpose of making grants to various nonprofits.
hosted the youth giving project (ygp), a youth philanthropy program that teaches middle school and high school students from bozeman, belgrade and big sky leadership skills and the importance of community involvement and philanthropy. Ygp's mission is "youth funding ideas to inspire and impact their communities. " ygp assists the bozeman youth initiative, foundant technologies and the bozeman area community foundation in addressing youth needs in our community. In may 2016, local youth made grant recommendations for $10,000 in funding to youth-led initiatives in their communities.
supported over 100 nonprofit leaders through free professional development opportunities called the nonprofit cafe on the 4th friday of each month. These sessions are open to nonprofit leaders, volunteers and board members. Each session focuses on a different nonprofit best practice topic.
Mission: Bacf's mission is to connect people who care to causes that matter to build a better community. Bacf fulfills its mission in three ways: (1) strengthening the local nonprofit sector through grant funding and free professional development; (2) connecting donors to causes that matter to them through charitable giving tools; (3) and finally by inspiring a culture of giving in the community.
Programs: Helped raise $415,881 through 3,558 donors in 24-hours for 131 local nonprofits in gallatin county through an annual 24-hour day of giving called give big gallatin valley in may. Leading up to this annual initiative, the bozeman area community foundation hosts free educational sessions for nonprofit leaders and board members on fundraising best practices called give big boot camp.
the foundation administers the receipt of charitable assets through a variety of charitable giving tools, such as donor advised funds, permanent endowments, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and charitable lead trusts, for the purpose of making grants to various nonprofits.
hosted the youth giving project (ygp), a youth philanthropy program that teaches middle school and high school students from bozeman, belgrade and big sky leadership skills and the importance of community involvement and philanthropy. Ygp's mission is "youth funding ideas to inspire and impact their communities. " ygp assists the bozeman youth initiative, foundant technologies and the bozeman area community foundation in addressing youth needs in our community. In may 2016, local youth made grant recommendations for $10,000 in funding to youth-led initiatives in their communities.
supported over 100 nonprofit leaders through free professional development opportunities called the nonprofit cafe on the 4th friday of each month. These sessions are open to nonprofit leaders, volunteers and board members. Each session focuses on a different nonprofit best practice topic.
1627 W Main St Box 404, Bozeman, MT 59715
406-587-6262
Philanthropy
Bozeman
