Local example

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Local example

• Local Faith in Action program supported in part
  by grants from the Community Foundation for
  Southeastern Michigan and the Grand Traverse
  Regional Community Foundation
• Program brings together volunteers from many
  faiths to work together to care for neighbors who
  have long-term health needs
• Helps seniors maintain their independence for as
  long as possible

Health and Human Services
Aging
Faith in Action
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Local example

• Regional Senior Resource Guide and Compass
  initiated by grants from funds of the Grand
  Traverse Regional Community Foundation
• Information and referral tool for seniors and
  their families
• Program aims to make available more copies of the
  guide that are frequently updated, more
  comprehensive and readily available to seniors,
  even online

Health and Human Services
Community Development
Aging
Senior Resource Guide and Compass
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Why increase grantmaking toward aging?
Improving quality of life for our aging
population Leveraging our community assets to
leverage a community asset
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Why engage donors on aging?

• A topic our donors can relate to
• Our largest gifts typically come from donors over
  65
• Many other donors soon to be a part of this
  population
• Its about helping the community and helping
  themselves

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Why engage donors on aging?

• A closer look

Age People Gifts Dollars 30s 8 31
6,325 40s 23 96 19,955 50s
44 204 489,968 60s 52 218 4,984,995 70s
46 219 1,245,275 80s 19 83 278,415 90s
4 9 388,000 Total 196 860 7,412,933
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Why engage donors on aging?

• Aging gt EngAGING
• Many in the aging population want to stay
  involved in community activities and are looking
  for ways to participate (for pay and on a
  volunteer basis)
• Leveraging a community asset

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Why engage donors on aging?

• Keeping local assets local
• Many seniors have been here a long time and have
  a strong affinity to our community
• They have knowledge, experience and time to give
• Their patronage benefits our local economyIts
  estimated 1 retiree 3.7 jobs
• Many have large assets and have already
  demonstrated a willingness to make a difference
• Its in our communitys best interest to keep
  our
• aging population here at home

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Why engage donors on aging?

• Connecting generations
• A more cohesive community
• Young people receive support, guidance from
  caring older adults
• They learn from people with years of experience
• All involved feel better about themselves and
  their community

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Why engage donors on aging?

• Providing local expertise
• Communicating our understanding of community
  needs
• Showing we have a pulse on projects and programs
  that work
• Connecting donors to causes they care about
• Demonstrating our value proposition

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Why engage donors on aging?

• Aging growing needs increasing opportunities
• Its a way for donors to impact both

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Focusing on aging

• Its about
• Increasing the impact of our grantmaking
• Engaging donors around a topic they can relate to
• Enhancing our community leadership role
• Creating a thriving community for all ages

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Ann Arbor AreaCommunity Foundation

• Blueprint for Aging
• An ongoing effort to address the needs of the
  aging population in Washtenaw County
• Community Foundation roles
• - Initial funder
• - Active partner

www.blueprintforaging.org
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation

• Creating Community for a Lifetime
• In leadership with the Area Agency on Aging of
  West Michigan
• Community Foundation Role
• Mobilize civic leadership
• Leverage resources to support improvements
• Support RD of best practices
• Advocate for policy change
• Facilitate a community agenda for aging
• Convene potential partners
• Monitor community progress
• Review progress on each strategy
• Work to date
• Event with national speaker
• Community survey

www.community4alifetime.org
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Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

• Bringing Generations Together
• Component funds that serve
• the senior population
• ShareCare of Leelanau
• Grand Traverse Commission on Aging
• Grand Traverse Pavilions Long Term Care
• The Maples
• Interfaith Caregivers
• Eye Care Fund Cataract Surgery Support
• Parkinsons Support

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Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

• Bringing Generations Together
• Grants to benefit the senior population
• County Commissions on Aging, Nutrition
• Senior Resource Guide
• Start-up support for adult daycare
• Community Health Clinic Pharmacy program to
  connect our five counties
• Health Care Transport for Treatment
• Web communications for homebound disabled
• Water Therapy Training for Arthritis Therapists
• Alzheimer's Support
• Accessible housing in Mancelona

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Emerging local issues

• Pressing need 1
• Pressing need 2
• Opportunity 1
• Opportunity 2

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What we can do
Engage a group of active donors Convene local
organizations working on aging-related
issues Initiate a community survey Establish a
Field of Interest Fund for aging
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Next steps

• Create a partnership with the local Area Agency
  on Aging
• Meet with the local Area Agency on Aging to
• Understand needs and opportunities
• Access vital data on local senior population
  needs
• Connect with basic services that provide safety
  and sustain older people in your area
• Identify experts that can help the foundation
  better understand local aging challenges and
  opportunities

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Next steps

• Short-term steps
• Learn from other community foundations focusing
  on aging
• Make one new significant grant to an
  aging-related area
• Resources to help
• Aging Resource Guide Community Impact model

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