- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Enhancing Community Philanthropy
- Grant Amount $130,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2005–April 30, 2007
- Location San Francisco, CA, United States
- Geographic Focus United States
About this grant
Blueprint Research & Design is conducting a research project, Community Foundation Futures, to examine emerging issues and innovations in the community foundation field. Researchers have completed an initial set of documents on the future of the community foundation field.Funding will enable Blueprint Research & Design to disseminate the report, "On the Brink of New Promise"; develop a discussion guide and toolkit of materials to help community foundations apply the ideas in the report; provide ongoing scanning and updates to the field on significant emerging trends; and explore community philanthropy outside of the U.S. to provide additional knowledge about relevant global trends and initiatives. Funding includes an increase to support focus group discussions and interviews with select community foundation leaders to enhance findings. Additional funding also will enable Blueprint Research & Design to produce 10,000 copies of the study and share it with all participants at the Council on Foundations fall community foundations conference and lead a workshop on the new study during conference proceedings.