Rose Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Cohort (NEC) is a nine-month program providing training, individual coaching and a $10,000 match to help organizations launch an endowment fund and build the internal capacity to grow that fund over time. The curriculum provides the tools your organization needs to integrate legacy giving and endowment building into your development work and organizational culture.

September 2021 – May 2022

Sept. – Oct. 2022 | Individual Board Presentations: Introduction to Endowments and Planned Giving

Oct. 18, 2022 | Nonprofit Endowment Cohort Orientation; Introduction to Integrated Development Plan

Nov. 29, 2022 |Gifts that Build Endowments

Dec. 2022 – Jan. 2023 | Individual Coaching

Jan. 24, 2023 | Making the Ask for Endowment and Legacy

Feb. 28, 2023 |Marketing and Stewardship: Simple Strategies to be More Effective

Apr. 4, 2023 | Gift Acceptance and Endowment Building Policies

Apr. – May 2023 | Individual Coaching

May 16, 2023 |Presentations: How to Sustain your Momentum and Stay on Track

Jun. 6 2023 | Nonprofit Endowment Cohort Year End Celebration