Insightful for Community Foundations: Transforming Data into Deeper Relationships and Greater Community Impact
By Sarah Landman, Executive Vice President, Insightful
Community Foundations are the bedrock of local philanthropy, fostering vital connections between donors and community needs. Yet, managing diverse fund holders, identifying emerging opportunities, and staying aligned with evolving community interests can be complex and time-consuming.
Insightful Philanthropy is your essential partner, providing the intelligence to navigate these challenges with precision and impact.
The Community Foundation Challenge:
Evolving fund holder relationships: Keeping pace with the changing interests and capacity of a diverse donor base.
Proactive opportunity identification: Efficiently discovering new fund opportunities and major gift prospects.
Strategic community alignment: Ensuring grantmaking and initiatives are relevant to current local needs.
1. Deepen Fund Holder Relationships with Daily Intelligence
Automated Daily Donor Alerts: Receive daily news alerts on your fund holders, covering life events, new affiliations, and philanthropic activities.
Comprehensive Donor Story: Access 14,000+ news sources and 40+ years of historical data to build a complete profile of each fund holder.
Benefit: Enables truly personalized conversations, proactive fund suggestions, and strengthens long-term loyalty.
“Thanks to Insightful’s obituary alerts, we’ve avoided awkward conversations and navigated sensitive situations thoughtfully.”
Carlo Tolentino, Philanthropic Advisor, San Antonio Area Foundation
2. Proactively Identify New Fund Opportunities & Major Gifts
Actionable Insights: Get updates on donor awards, company transactions, SEC filings, and other indicators of wealth events or new interests.
Fuel Major Gift Fundraising: Guide donor stewardship strategies and cultivate relationships that lead to new funds and significant contributions.
Benefit: Discover and engage emerging philanthropists with tailored proposals, expanding your foundation's impact.
3. Ensure Strategic Community Alignment
Automated Daily Topical Alerts: Set up daily alerts for specific topics like "affordable housing”, "conservation and climate resilience projects,”or "community health disparities."
Informed Grantmaking: Proactively identify emerging community needs, track existing initiative impact, and discover new partnership opportunities.
Benefit: Enhance your role as a responsive community leader, ensuring resources are aligned with the most pressing local needs.
Why Insightful? Your Strategic Advantage:
- Consolidated Intelligence: Insightful replaces multiple tools by providing comprehensive news, obituary, and topical alerts in one platform.
- Cost-Effective: Insightful delivers exceptional value, offering a powerful alternative to more expensive research and engagement platforms.
- No Paywalls: Access full-text articles and critical information without restrictions.
- Ease of Use & Collaboration: Simple setup, web-based platform for cross-team access, and unlimited user training.
Ready to Transform Your Foundation's Impact?
Discover how Insightful can enhance your relationships, streamline your operations, and deepen your community engagement.