Better information means better decisions. Community advocates and active philanthropists like Jane Hunt Meade know this to be true. Positive change happens when passionate people are connected to the causes they care about – and have the information they need to make smart giving decisions. Positive change happens when there’s an intentional effort. That’s why Jane, in partnership with Arkansas Community Foundation has organized a “philanthropy club” in northwest Arkansas.

For those 70 ½ or older, funds from your IRA can be rolled over into a charitable fund that benefits the causes you care about.

Arkansas Community Foundation and its 28 affiliates make giving to the causes you care about simple, flexible and efficient. Here are six reasons giving with the Community Foundation makes good giving sense.

One of my favorite things about summer is the huge variety of produce and products available at our local farmer’s markets. There’s one in a church parking lot just down the street from me where I can get corn just off the stalk, peas fresh from the field, honey from a local producer and fresh flowers for the table.