CSCCF Guidestar Profile

Columbia State Community College Foundation

Tuesday, October 30, 12

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Columbia State Community College Foundation chose to participate in GuideStar Exchange and provide comprehensive information that gives our prospective donors all they need to know to have confidence is supporting us with their charitable giving.


What is the GuideStar Exchange?The GuideStar Exchange is an initiative designed to connect nonprofits with current and potential supporters. With millions of people coming to GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations, the GuideStar Exchange allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with GuideStar's vast on-line audience of grant makers and individual donors.

Exchange members are nonprofits that have updated their nonprofit report to the fullest—sharing information, documentation, photos and video with GuideStar's site visitors.

What is the GuideStar Exchange seal, and how can my organization qualify for it?The GuideStar Exchange seal appears on Exchange member's report pages. Here is some of the information required to receive the seal and become an Exchange member:

• An independent audit of financial statements• An independent review of financial statements• A GuideStar Basic Financial Statement• An independent audit of financial statements• An independent review of financial statements


Benefits to Columbia State Foundation of the

GuideStar Exchange “Partners’s in Trust” certification• provides us with free marketing, fundraising and

management tools we can use to become more effective

• allows donors and grant makers to verify our tax status

quickly and accurately

• assists CSCCF in gathering information on potential

sources of financial support for our projects and programs

• encourages individuals to become involved in the

nonprofit sector by providing them with the data they

need to make giving decisions

• allows use of their respected Valued Partner seal on all

CSCCF and Columbia State marketing materials,

websites and other communications


Mission and Impact

Online visitors can click tabs to learn more

about the CSCCF


General Information


Financial Information


Forms and Documents

to Download

990s obtained from IRS

Other documents supplied by CSCCF


CSCCF PeopleBoard

members from several

years are listed,

obtained from state annual report filings

Office of Advancement

provides current

detailed Board information


Programs and Results

Up to five programs can

be profiled


News


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