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Small grants make big differences globally

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The Value of Community Philanthropy by Barry Knight

Related Grants

Community Foundation Global Online Atlas: Cleveland Foundation

Recent Grants

Community Foundation Global Online Atlas
December, 2012

Amount:	$230,000
Grant Period:	10/1/2012 to 12/31/2014
Program:	Civil Society
Program Area:	Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Sector
Geographic Focus:	Global: Multiple Continents

Mexican Community Foundation Development: Inter-American Foundation

Recent Grants

Mexican Community Foundation Development
October, 2012

Amount:	$300,000
Grant Period:	10/1/2012 to 9/30/2015
Program:	Civil Society
Program Area:	Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Sector
Geographic Focus:	Mexico

This grant will support the first phase of a six-year program to develop Mexican community foundations. The Inter-American Foundation will manage a program that will focus on members of Comunalia, a recently created network of Mexican community foundations. Over the next three years, the program will develop a trained cadre of 40 emerging community foundation leaders, enhance Comunalia members' grantmaking capacity for grassroots initiatives through a challenge grant program requiring local matching, strengthen the institutional capacity of Comunalia members through technical assistance, and help consolidate Comunalia as a viable member support organization. The contributions of the Mott and Inter-American foundations, totaling $801,234, are expected to leverage an additional estimated $1.6 million mainly from Mexican national and local sources. The Inter-American Foundation is an independent United States government agency created by Congress in 1969 to channel development assistance directly to the organized poor in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Developing the London Community Foundation: London Community Foundation

Recent Grants

Developing the London Community Foundation
September, 2012

Amount:	$50,000
Grant Period:	9/1/2012 to 8/31/2013
Program:	Civil Society
Program Area:	Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Sector
Geographic Focus:	United Kingdom: England

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Mott showcases community foundations

The Mott Foundation created a multi-part series examining the field’s growth and development. The series reports on what is occurring and how the field is expanding globally. It also highlights the work of grantees in Mott's key funding regions.

Community foundations are non-profit organizations that use local resources to meet local needs. For more than three decades, the Mott Foundation has supported developing and strengthening community foundations as local leaders of positive change. Today, Mott supports the field domestically and abroad. This work is funded through the Foundation’s Civil Society program.

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“The community foundation is a leader in civic engagement,” said a supporter of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2013.	Berks County Community Foundation, like many throughout the world, plays a key community leadership role in helping improve the area's economy, education, health and other important issues.