You’re ready to roll into a new year, and that includes staying involved with the charities you love, whether as a donor, volunteer, board member, or all of the above.
The staff at the Winona Community Foundation is here to support your charitable endeavors, no matter where your passions lie. Winona is full of charitable organizations that are doing amazing work to improve the quality of life for everyone.
Occasionally, you may be asked by a friend or colleague to donate to a charity you’re not too familiar with, or perhaps a charity that’s not been around very long asks you for financial support. Please reach out to our us with your questions. We’re happy to help you gather the information you need to be confident in your gifts to any organization, large or small, new or well-established.
The overwhelming majority of charities are above board, ethical, governed by top-notch board members, and run by highly-qualified professionals. Unfortunately, though, every once in a rare while, there are instances when a charity might not dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s. Although very infrequent, it’s still worth considering leaning on the Foundation to help you with due diligence for a few reasons:
–You’ll want to protect your reputation against damage if you were to wind up supporting a charity that later becomes tainted by a scandal.
–You’ll want to validate that the charity is not facing significant or unusual legal or financial risks.
–You’ll want to avoid scams, which, unfortunately, are on the rise.
A big perk of organizing your giving through the Winona Community Foundation is that we always have our finger on the pulse of what’s going on with charitable organizations in the area. We can research the status of longstanding organizations, check into a brand-new organization, and everything in between. Our goal is to help ensure that your charitable contributions have the greatest possible impact. We look forward to hearing from you!
