When you’re working on the charitable components of a client’s estate or financial plan, one of the first areas you’ll likely explore is the structure. Certainly you are familiar with both private foundations and donor-advised funds as useful charitable giving …
Trust matters: Your clients’ go-to resource for community impact
As attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, you know very well that trust is at the foundation of your relationships with clients. Your clients are seeking a similar level of trust with the people and organizations that are helping carry out …
Connecting Donors to Nonprofits: CCF’s Mableton Bus Tour
A big part of Cobb Community Foundation’s mission is connecting donors who care with causes that matter. One way we do this is through our Nonprofits Making a Difference Bus Tours where we provide a firsthand look at the incredible …
Taking Stock: Turning Financial Strategy into Meaningful Generosity
By leveraging a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at Cobb Community Foundation, the DeWitts found a way to turn their financial strategy into meaningful generosity. Keep reading to discover how their giving is making a difference—and how a DAF could be …
Turning a Tax Obligation into a Giving Opportunity
By using a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), Carole Cox transformed a financial decision about her Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) into philanthropy—supporting our Match Magic campaign and causes she cares about while also keeping her RMD out of her income and …
Caught by surprise? In case you missed it, here’s what’s going on
Keeping up with an ever-evolving landscape of tax legislation can be a full-time job! Many attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors regularly ask Cobb Community Foundation to provide a refresher course on the potential tax changes on the horizon in 2025, …
Generational shifts: Fulfilling clients’ charitable wishes
Chances are, you’ve already begun to notice that a major transfer of wealth is happening as your Baby Boomer clients establish financial and estate plans to pass their wealth to their Gen X and Millennial children.
The dollars involved are …
Tax time blues: Why is this so hard?
Tax time can be stressful for your clients for a number of reasons, and this year is no exception. But, there’s a bright spot! Many advisors find that the topic of charitable giving can lift clients’ spirits, even during a …
A Village of Hope: How Emmanuel’s Village is Changing Lives for Marietta’s Unhoused Students
(In this picture: Luke Holms and Tim)
In the heart of Marietta, Georgia, a transformative initiative is underway to address a pressing issue: the plight of unhoused students and their families. More than 500 students in Marietta City Schools are …
Empowering Nonprofits: CCF’s First Event of 2025 on Board Member Effectiveness
(Top L-R Chris Gruehn, Cobb Community Foundation Board Chair with nonprofit learning series participants, speaker Elizabeth Burdette, event sponsor, Mauldin & Jenkins, partner, Aleisa Howell, and CCF staff)
Every year, Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) hosts a series of events, bringing …
