Satellite Meeting: WINGS-CF

Community foundations: building development capacity

Note: a full report for WINGSForum and the satellite meetings is due in January 2007. Below you will find PowerPoint and PDF files for download of various presentations.

Session descriptions and presentations

Topic 1: IT and community foundations
Description:
This sessions looks at the essential and innovative role that technology plays in community foundation sustainability and growth, as well as the particular role support organisations can play in developing timely and cost-effective IT solutions for members. Through case studies the presenters will explore their response to community foundation needs and the lessons learned, as well as discuss how associations might work collaboratively to build technology solutions.
Moderator: Denise Shephard, Collaborative Standards, USA
Presenters:
Bernardino Casadei, Fondazione Cariplo, Italy
Ellen Barclay, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, USA - PPT presentation
Clare Brooks, Community Foundation Network, UK
Efrain Orozco, Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía, Mexico - PPT presentation

Topic 2: Developing local leadership
Description:
Support organisations are integral in the development of community foundations around the world. This session will expound on the various roles, responsibilities and strategic interventions support organizations do in the identification and development of local leaders in community foundations. Presenters will also share reflections on too much hand-holding and when and how to let go.
Moderator: Fely Rixhon, Association of Foundations, Philippines
Presenters:
Pareena Prayukvong, Friendship to Community Foundation, Thailand - PPT presentation
Lourdes Sanz, Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía - PPT presentation
Elmer Lighid, International Council on Management of Population Programmes, Malaysia - PPT presentation
Shannon St John, Synergos Institute, USA - PPT presentation

Topic 3: Community foundations: Getting the support they deserve
Description:
The session will look at complexity and ambiguity of support for community foundatdions in different countries, especially those where multiple organisations are offering support. Specific topics to be covered will include:

• different ways in which support can be offered to CFs on a national level;
• differences and motivation behind different types of support organisations and their complementarity;
• examining benefits and costs of different structures;
• if it is essential to have support organisations run both by and for CFs.

Moderator: Shannon Lawder, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Presenters:
Martin Lehfeldt, Southeastern Council of Foundations, USA
Monika Pisankaneva from Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe
Yulia Trifonova, Community Foundation Partnership, Russia

Topic 4: Rural philanthropy and community development
Description:
The session will assist participants in understanding the Nebraska model and how they are using philanthropy as a community economic development tool, as well as the Kenya model for developing core assets and mobilising communities to grow local resources. Nebraska has built a decentralised structure, attempting to maximise local control and decision-making while still performing all key fiduciary roles. Kenya has promoted an infrastructure at KCDF for growth of community funds nationally, emphasising local decision making and decentralised power structures at the local level which ensures sustainable capacity development.
Moderator: Donnell S. Mersereau, Council of Michigan Foundations, USA
Presenters:
Janet Mawiyoo, Kenya Community Development Foundation - PPT presentation
Jeff Yost, Nebraska Community Foundation, USA - PPT presentation

Topic 5: Cooperation between community foundations and the public sector
Description:
This session will consider issues surrounding the legal and fiscal environment for community foundations (eg legislation or tax policy affecting operations, relationships with donors, establishing foundations, etc), and engaging government (eg collaboration in financial and non-financial ways, other forms of support). We will also discuss issues as diverse as improving public policy, promoting standards and building constituencies, and pay special attention to public funding.
Moderator: Jana Kunická, European Foundation Centre, Belgium
Presenters:
Andrew Lawson, Philanthropy Australia
Vadim Samorodov, Charities Aid Foundation Russia

Topic 6: Diversity and inclusion in our communities: What is our leadership role?
Description:
If community foundations are to broadly represent the needs and aspirations of the community, they must be inclusive and reflect the diversity of the community they represent, in all activities and in their governance structure. This session will demonstrate how support organisations can work with their membership constituency to respond to the changing nature of their communities, and increase their relevance and sustainability.

The presenters will illustrate, through personal and organisational experiences, various approaches to diversity and inclusion such as: promoting inclusive behaviour; lobbying for changes to the legal and fiscal framework; connecting community foundations to international learning; engaging in regional collaborations; and understanding our moral and ethical responsibilities.
Moderator: Jane Humphries, Community Foundations of Canada
Presenters:
Boris Strecanský, Center for Philanthropy, Slovak Republic
Winsome Y. Hawkins, Association of Caribbean Community Foundations

Mapping community foundation success factors
Description:
How can we apply a logical dimension to the support of new community foundations? Using statistical analysis of population density, population stability, education levels and population age, Catherine Brown's research identifies four significant factors present in community foundations in Australia that had achieved financial success. The methodology can be replicated elsewhere and offers important insights for funders and communities funding or establishing new community foundations.
Moderator: Ruth Jones, Social Venture Partners International, USA
Presenter: Catherine Brown, Philanthropy Consultant, Australia - PPT presentation   PDF handout
Respondent: Clare Brooks, Community Foundation Network, UK - PPT presentation