Community and Public Foundations
Philanthropy Northwest Members and Services
- 2012 Community Foundation Convening
Program materials and slides from Washington Community Foundation Convening in September, 2012. - 2011 Community Foundation Convening
Program materials and slides from Washington Community Foundation Convening in August, 2011 - Letter to Washington Community Foundations
Letter from Carol Lewis announcing Philanthropy Northwest’s continued support to Washington community foundations thanks to a grant from the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation - Philanthropy Northwest Community Foundation Initiative
Philanthropy Northwest is pleased to announce the recipients of its Community Foundation Initiative grants. - Community and Public Foundation Members
Resources and Reports
- Community Foundations as Capacity Builders
A Report on Philanthropy Northwest's 2010 Grants to Community Foundations (PDF, 1.0 MB) - Key Facts on Community Foundations
Data about foundations and their giving, from Foundation Center, August, 2012. - On the Brink of New Promise, the Future of U.S. Community Foundations
Seminal work on community foundations, by Lucy Bernholz, Katherine Fulton, and Gabriel Kaspar, published by Blueprint Research & Design, Inc. and the Monitor Group. 2005. (PDF, 1.2 MB) - 501 Commons Statewide Nonprofit Resource Directory
Webinar powerpoint presentation. (Ppt, 751 KB) - Centennial Plan: Strategies for a Strong Community Foundation Field
From the Council on Foundations, 2010. (PDF, 1.2 MB) - Broad Benefits: Health Related Giving by Private and Community Foundations
Rigorous examination of financial support given by foundations to underserved communities. June, 2009. (PDF, 449 KB) - 2008 Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy
Addresses Issues Driving Charitable Activities Among Affluent Households. From the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Sponsored by Bank of America. - Lobbying Rules for Public Foundations
Advocacy Advisory from the Alliance for Justice - Bibliography: Community Foundations (2008, DOC)
More Resources
- The Social and Economic Value of Community and Private Foundations
The Philanthropic Collaborative report analyzes the significant economic returns generated through the work of these foundations. (PDF, December, 2008)