Customizable

• Fillable Montana Endowment Tax Credit [PDF]
• Fillable Your Giving Options [PDF]

MCF Branded

• Montana Endowment Tax Credit [PDF]
• Your Giving Options [PDF]

• Example Appeal-Announcing LCF+ Program [Word Document]
• Example Appeal-Montana Endowment Tax Credit (METC) [Word Document]
• Example Appeal-Ways to Give [Word Document]
• Example Appeal-Why an Endowment [Word Document]
• Example Appeal-Additional Ways to Give [Word Document]
• Example Thank You [Word Document]

• Example Letter to the Editor [Word Document]
• Example Media Pitch [Word Document]
• Example Newsletter Announcement [Word Document]
• Article: Donating from Your IRA [Word Document]
• Media Release: LCF+ Incentive Program Year One [Word Document]
• Press Release - National Community Foundation Week [Word Document]

• Sample Social Media Posts [Word Document]

Setting Up a Fundraising Plan - LCF Webinar

1. Case for Support [Word Document]
2. Gift Pyramid [Word Document]
3. Fundraising Calendar [Excel Spreadsheet]

Asking for a Gift in a Will or Estate - LCF Webinar

1. Dying Without a Will in Montana
2. Transfer of Wealth
3. Sample Bequest Language 

Easy-To-Use Marketing Tools - LCF Webinar

1. ChatGPT
2. Canva 

Gearing Up for Planned Giving - LCF Webinar

1. Example Appeal-Additional Ways to Give [Word Document]
2. Transfer of Wealth 

LCFs Driving Change in their Towns - LCF Webinar

1. West Yellowstone Community Foundation
2. Seeley Lake Community Foundation
3. Great Falls Area Community Foundation 

Innovative Practices in Grantmaking - LCF Webinar

1. Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
2. Council on Foundation's Grantmaking Resources
3. MNA Resources on Nonprofit Landscape:
   1. Report: "Potential Impacts of Federal Funding Cuts on Montanans and Montana’s Economy"
   2. Report: "2025 Montana Nonprofit Economic Impact Report" 

The Art of the Ask - LCF Webinar

1. 7 Faces of Philanthropy

Succession Planning for Lasting Impact

1. Succession Planning Workbook