And the Survey says…
Our Survey and Newsletter Plan
In late April, we emailed a survey to the NCF office team members who have participated in our Impact Foundation equipping sessions to better understand how we can serve you and, most importantly, your givers.
Wow! Thank you for responding! We heard from 94% of the offices. We love helping you serve your givers to consider adding redemptive, God-honoring investments to their traditional granting and generosity strategy. Together, we expand the tools available to RMs, deepen giver relationships, and create pathways for charitable capital to generate transformational impact and future giving capacity.
Our goal is for our communication to be timely and helpful in supporting, further equipping, and encouraging you.
We learned a lot and have used it to craft a plan to keep you all informed. Here’s what we heard:
Over 50% opted for a quarterly newsletter, so quarterly it will be! You’ll still receive our general quarterly newsletter that goes to ALL of our Donor/Investors, Portfolio Companies, and partners, including NCF and our Investor Circle invitations. But only the NCF offices that have engaged in equipping will receive this newsletter, Common Ground.
You asked for more peer success stories and case studies; our goal is to include one in each newsletter. See the interview and video with Kim Moeller and Tim McDonald in this issue.
Movie Trivia Question: What sci-fi blockbuster features the line, "Where we're going, we don't need roads." Email here with your answer. Someone will win a prize!
We read that you want regular, concise reminders and best practices. Impact Investing with Mr. Miyagi will include helpful tips in each issue.
There was interest in information about deal flow. We’re working to find ways to showcase this. In the interim, we’ve included a link to information about our past Investor Circle webinars, including the presentation decks and website recordings. Additionally, our New to the Neighborhood column includes some of the companies we’ve recently invested in, with a link to more information about all of our Portfolio Profiles on our website.
And finally, there were questions about finding our most recent concept sheets, FAQs, fees, and other resources. In our From the Pantry feature at the end of every newsletter, you’ll find links to all of our shared internal and external documents.
Again, thank you for serving with us. If you have any questions about this newsletter or anything else, please connect with your Solution Provider or email us here.