Southwest Initiative Foundation is one of 23 organizations participating in an effort called the Philanthropic Preparedness, Resiliency and Emergency Partnership. That is quite a mouthful, so we call it PPREP for short. The goal of PPREP Continue Reading
January 16, 2018
Traffic jam: Easing paperwork congestion
While it seems like it's always busy around the SWIF office, there are a couple of times during the year that are extra-busy: fiscal year end and calendar year end. Both of these mark important transitions. When the fiscal year ends on Continue Reading
January 16, 2018
Giving can begin at any age
My daughter, Hazel, is seven and loves animals. When we asked her before Christmas if there were any organizations she would like to donate money to, she didn’t struggle to come up with an answer: “Something to help dogs!” If you’re Continue Reading
January 16, 2018
Partner Communities debut on Salesforce
Many of you have expressed concerns about recent gifts to your funds not appearing on your financial statements. You’ve heard us talking about technology changes at Southwest Initiative Foundation over the past year and are probably eager Continue Reading
November 15, 2017
Unwrap end-of-year gifts
Did you know nearly one-third of annual giving happens in December? Even more impressive is that 12 percent of gifts arrive in the last three days of the year! Wow, what is everybody waiting for? Well, it is the season of giving and the Continue Reading
November 15, 2017
Grant minimums maximize impact
When an affiliate partner sends a grant payment form to SWIF, a lot goes on behind the scenes to make sure the grant gets into the hands of recipients — from making sure there are sufficient funds and verifying the recipient is eligible to Continue Reading
September 14, 2017
Fall for Fundraising
Fall is in the air, the kids are back in school and it’s fundraising time! While fundraising never really stops, the end of the year is an especially important time to reach out to donors. Between 25 and 35 percent of giving takes place Continue Reading
July 19, 2017
Send Us Your Best Stuff
We’re featuring our fund partners in our annual report like never before: Send us photos and highlights from your work this year, and our editorial team may use them in our “Looking Forward Giving Back” publication to showcase what makes Continue Reading
July 18, 2017
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“Wow! That’s a great photo. Where did you get it?” If the answer is: “I cut and pasted it from a website,” you’d better think twice about how you are using it. Photos and images on the internet are protected under copyright law, Continue Reading
July 18, 2017
Financial Statement Changes
We know that we’ve been coming up short in our commitment to get financial statements to you in a timely manner. Your patience has been much appreciated as we continue to work through our technology transition and prepare for a retirement Continue Reading
