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Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations
This report, written by FSG Social Impact Advisors and sponsored by The James Irvine Foundation, is based on research with growing and community foundations. Community foundations of virtually any size will find valuable information, case studies and economic models.
The Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) and Local Development Agencies (LDAS)
This case study was compiled as one of a series of case studies on “Exploring and Developing Case Studies as Tools for Change” commissioned under the Case Study Project supported by The PartneringInitiative, Alcan and SEED.
Expanding Research and Analysis for Community Foundations: A Field-Wide Study
The Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support
WINGS is a worldwide network that seeks to strengthen philanthropy and a culture of giving through mutual learning and support, knowledge sharing and professional development among its participants. WINGS also strives to give voice and visibility to philanthropy at a global level.
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NGO Fund Raising Strategies
As the programmes and projects of NGOs expand, the need for money to run their operations becomes all the more critical. Much of this comes from third party funding organizations, either in the country where the NGO operates, or in OECD countries that assist projects in developing countries. This NGO Cafe feature was created to collate current thinking and resources on the topic. These are strategies for fund raising in general, and the Cafe itself does not disburse funds to NGOs.
World NGO Resource Page
In order for NGO's to connect on a worldwide basis www.nonprofitexpert.com has developed the following resource pages listed below. Please follow links for countries and donors.
Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support
Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) is a global network of more than 140 membership associations and support organisations serving grantmakers, which have joined together to create opportunities to learn from and support one another, develop modes of communication and collaboration among themselves, and contribute to the strengthening of philanthropy worldwide.
Alcoa Foundation: Making a Difference Around the World
The Foundation's grants address global and local needs in over 30 countries by partnering with Alcoa communities. Key areas of focus are conservation and sustainability; global education and workplace skills; business and community partnerships; and safe and healthy children and families.
World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
The World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) is an international organization uniting NGOs worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and global well being. WANGO helps to provide the mechanism and support needed for NGOs to connect, partner, share, inspire, and multiply their contributions to solve humanity’s basic problems.
Middle East & Africa: Nigerian Oil - Investing for Security
Foreign oil firms are not often welcomed in parts of Nigeria. But for Statoil, wise community investment is paying off.
Resources for Mobilizing Funding for Development Projects
Development organizations throughout the world are often in need of knowing how to contact donors who could provide them services and funding. This guide has been prepared to help development professionals with a list of directories and Websites that provide insights and information on the geographical and programmatic priorities and application procedures of international donors.
The Potential for Community Development Foundations in Resource-Abundant Countries: A Window of Opportunity for Madagascar
Strengthening Community Foundations - Redefining the Opportunities
Commissioned by the Council on Foundations and released in October 2003, this white paper details the findings and the implications of FSG's study of costs and revenues at nine community foundations. Offering a new perspective for community foundation sustainability, the white paper proposes that community foundations examine their strategy and operations on a product-by-product basis, taking into account their mission-driven priorities, internal costs, customer preferences and the competing donor alternatives for each type of product or service they offer.
Measuring Success in Donor Development
Merely comparing the total contributions received by different community foundations doesn’t take into account important variations in size and location. If community foundations are to learn from each other’s success, they must find ways to cancel out these distortions and create truly comparable performance data.
Strengthening Community Foundations: Redefining the Opportunities
Sharing Experiences: Enhancing the Benefits to Communities from Extractive Industry Projects Workshop
The objective of the workshop was to share experiences, training, and raise awareness of the community development work that is taking place. The focus was on sharing practical examples of helping communities benefit from extractive industry, highlighting the diversity of community development activities (supply chain, social, environmental issues), and discussing successes and lessons.
