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Ask CMF
As a member benefit, this 1-to-1 technical assistance service brings the best of CMF’s expertise to your organization in response to your unique needs, connecting you with best practices in grantmaking, legal and operational insights, sample documents and more. We can also provide tailored salary and benefits benchmarking data from the field to support your foundation’s planning. Led by CMF’s Knowledge Insights Expert in Residence Brittany Kienker, Ph.D., Ask CMF brings the best of CMF’s expertise to your organization.
We respond to hundreds of Ask CMF questions throughout the year, ranging in scope and issue area.
- Board policies and procedures
- Community needs assessments
- Conflict of interest and self-dealing situations
- Corporate giving best practices
- Disaster grantmaking and operations
- Family foundation succession planning and next generation involvement
- Giving trends
- Legal requirements
- Performance evaluations
- Sample documents
- Scholarship program policies
- Staff salary and benefits data
CMF is dedicated to supporting and strengthening our community of philanthropy. Through Ask CMF, your questions have led to new ideas, solutions and resources that have become a valued part of foundations’ work across the state. We look forward to helping you with your current questions and challenges.
How it works:
- After logging into the CMF website, access the online Ask CMF form.
- Tell us your name and email address, then briefly describe your question or request for assistance.
- We will respond within one business day to confirm receipt of your message and answer your question. If the request requires more extensive research or data gathering, we’ll let you know.