Community Foundation Global Status Report
NEW! The 2008 Community Foundation Global Status Report is the fifth in a series of reports on the development of community foundations around the world. It was commissioned and funded by Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support and was researched and authored by Eleanor W. Sacks.
WINGS-CF, a constituency of WINGS, began tracking the international community foundation movement in 1999. The Global Status Report was one of the first projects it undertook as a newly-formed network devoted to providing support for organizations, associations and funders involved in community foundation development. At the time the first report was commissioned, it was becoming clear that the community foundation concept was spreading quickly beyond North America and the United Kingdom and was beginning to have worldwide impact.
The progress reported in nine years has been remarkable. The community foundation movement in continental Europe has gone from start-up phase to the point where it is well established and maturing. Community foundations globally are no longer formed in relative isolation. They are now increasingly connected – within countries, across regions and internationally.
The 2008 Community Foundation Global Status Report provides an overview of worldwide developments based on the most current information available from survey data. The report is composed of two parts. Part I is a general overview of what community foundations are; the trends in their development as viewed from a global perspective; a review of community foundation developments by region; and a list of correspondents for the country profiles.
Part III consists of the country profiles, which are based on information collected through a survey. In most cases these profiles are submitted by the local organizations that support the development of community foundations – that is, from the people closest to community foundation activities in their countries and regions. There are also two additional sections; Part II shows Endowment Assets by the end of 2007 and Part IV is a List of Respondents.
