Community Development
At the risk of sounding pedantic, not all pounds of food are equal. There’s a problem with using a single…
This handsome primer is for people interested in learning about the role that community philanthropy organizations can play in strengthening…
This is not a how-to paper on organizing a neighborhood, nor is it a how-to paper on managing a neighborhood…
“The world isn’t going to be saved overnight, or in a year, or with the one just-right program or policy. It’s people that will save the world, working in a smart accumulation of efforts that together make progress against specific substantial goals.” Steven E. Mayer
Your foundation’s grantmaking guidelines reflect your Board’s choice of philanthropic strategy, whether you meant them to or not. Do your…
Projects that work well and produce good outcomes are more likely to capture the eye of funders. Good outcomes in…
The assets view is a growth model. It’s constructive, creative, and progressive. The “assets model of community development,” as distinct…
Increasing the abilities of its region’s nonprofits should be on the agenda of every community foundation. Building Community Capacity: the…