Lisa Jolley, JD, CAP®, Senior Director of Donor Services, lays out a number of scenarios that indicate it might be time to initiate the charitable conversation, as well as helpful approaches to consider.

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The Columbus Foundation has long invested in community research to help enhance community knowledge across a range of important issues, such as mental healthcare, digital equity and inclusion, youth services, aging populations, and homelessness. This research serves to educate the community, inform regional priorities, identify local assets and pain points, and help local nonprofits determine where to focus their programming.

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