General

Community foundations (CFs) are instruments of civil society designed to pool donations into a coordinated investment and grant making facility dedicated primarily to the social improvement of a given place. Community foundations are a global phenomenon with 1400 existing around the world of which over 700 are in the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_foundation

History of community foundations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_foundation#History_of_community_foundations

A community foundation is a public charity supported by combined funds contributed by individuals, foundations, nonprofit institutions, and corporations. Giving is located to specific ...

Findings

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Publications

Bernholz. L., K. Fulton, and G. Kasper. (2005). “On the brink of new promise: The future of U.S. community foundations.” Trade report. Funded

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MapShot: Community Foundations on a visual map from Foundation Center http://maps.foundationcenter.org/community/CommUS.php A number of countries with a number of CFs ...

Resources

Where to start

Of all the People & Organizations involved with Community Foundations, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

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People & Organizations

Here are all the People & Organizations working on Community Foundations:

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Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

http://www.ocf1.org/ Portland (Headquarters) The Oregon Community Foundation 1221 S.W. Yamhill St., #100 Portland, OR 97205-2108 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:

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