Small Grants and Capacity Building Program
Global Fund for Community Foundations
- Program Civil Society
- Program Initiative Enhancing Community Philanthropy
- Grant Amount $250,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2016–December 31, 2016
- Location Belfast, United Kingdom
- Geographic Focus World
About this grant
The program goal is to strengthen community foundations globally. The Global Fund for Community Foundations manages a small grants and capacity building program focusing on community foundations and their support organizations in low- and middle-income countries. Through this program, the grantee has provided grants to 35 community foundations from 24 countries for youth-focused projects and to 13 organizations from 10 countries for environment-focused projects. In 2016, the grantee will launch an open call for proposals to explore a wider set of critical issues identified by community foundations. The grantee will provide small grants to community foundations for a range of activities, including data collection, research, and local convening. The Global Fund for Community Foundations is a grassroots grantmaker working to promote and support institutions of community philanthropy around the world.