To help you make your next vacay the ultimate experience, we put together this list of amazing trip ideas to use as inspiration.

The community foundation team keeps a finger on the pulse of current events and legal developments that could impact the way you work with your charitable clients. Here are three notable items that you’ll likely want to keep in mind this fall.

Giving stock is an important strategy for any private business owner to explore. Not only can these gifts help implement a business succession plan that calls for transferring the business to the next generation if that is your client’s goal, but gifts of stock can also help your business owner client achieve charitable goals and avoid estate tax.

In light of recent legal developments and pending tax law changes, more and more financial and estate planning advisors are encouraging their clients to consider implementing gifts of closely-held stock to a fund at the community foundation or other public charity. Notably, two developments could have a big impact on your work with these clients.

Procrastination is a drain in ways that go far deeper than the incomplete task itself. We know this intellectually, but it can be so hard to break the procrastination habit. It seems that the more daunting the task, the harder it is to tackle. This surely is a major reason some of your clients routinely put off important planning discussions. And of course, many of those discussions are tax-sensitive, which means year-end can get very hectic and stressful for clients who wait until the last minute. You may discover that the uplifting topic of philanthropy makes it easier to at least start a conversation.

As the year begins to wind down, consider tapping into your clients’ philanthropic interests as a catalyst to motivate them to start addressing year-end planning items right now rather than waiting until November or December.

Hobbies are a healthy, relaxing way to spend our free time in ways we enjoy—but with the added perk of mental, physical and social health benefits that television and smartphones simply can’t match.

In the hustle and bustle of life, it's all too easy to put our health on the back burner. Check out these 10 tips below for small changes you can make today that can have a big impact on your health for years to come.

Six area nonprofits were recently awarded grants during the FACF's third competitive grant cycle.

We're here to help as you navigate the opportunities and pitfalls presented by potential changes in the tax law.

Did you know that a donor-advised fund (DAF) established at a community foundation is in most cases a better fit for clients than a DAF established at a national financial institution?

This year, we recognize three outgoing members of the Board of Directors.