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In addition to serving as a clearinghouse for publications of its network participants and other publishers of philanthropic information (see the WINGS eLibrary), WINGS commissions and prepares publications.

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GSR 2010 launches

The Global Status Report on Community Foundations has become an important document in the community foundation movement. For the past 10 years this report has tracked the growth and development of community foundations and community philanthropy organizations world wide. WINGS is committed to continuing this tradition and has produced a 2010 version of the Global Status Report. We have just launched this new web-based version of the report. (November 2010.)

Global Institutional Philanthropy report released

WINGS and The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) have just released a two-part report on Global Institional Philanthropy (November 2010).

Please visit this new report's page to download one or both parts.

List of WINGS publications

• Case Studies of Grantmaker Associations Around the World
  Case Studies of Grantmaker Associations and Organizations Supporting Community Foundations (2003)
• Communication Strategies and Information Technology (PDF - 112 KB)
  Report on Peer Learning Event - Mexico City, Mexico (2001)
• Community Foundation Global Status Report  (2008)
• Community foundations: Symposium on a global movement: Current issues for the global community foundation movement informed by knowledge shared and lessons learned
  Prepared by Eleanor W. Sacks (2006)
• The Current Landscape of Corporate Social Responsibility (PDF - 3 MB)
  A "mapping exercise" on the definitions, current concepts and practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) worldwide (2008)
  Download this report by section:
  Cover and Introduction [PDF, 574 KB]
  Section 1 - Synthesis about CSR definitions/concepts [PDF, 180 KB]
  Section 2 - Synthesis of CSR-related issues about regulatory practices, compliance, reporting [PDF, 173 KB]
  Section 3 - Overview of how CSR concepts translate into practice [PDF, 260 KB]
  Annex 1 - Some Definitions and Movers of Corporate Social Responsibility [PDF, 209 KB]
  Annex 2 - Some Definitions and Movers of Corporate Philanthropy [PDF, 184 KB]
  Annex 3 - Some Definitions and Movers of Socially Responsible Investment [PDF, 184 KB]
  Annex 4 - Legal Environment/Reporting of Corporate Social Responsibility [PDF, 183 KB]
  Annex 5 - Responsible Business Initiatives Serbia Newsletter [PDF, 1 MB]
  
• Emerging Associations of Grantmakers (PDF - 291 KB)
  Report on Peer Learning Event - Moscow, Russia (2004)
• Establishing a resource center: A guide for organizations supporting community foundations  (PDF - 239 KB)
  Prepared by Barbara Denemark Long (2003)
• Governance and board development (PDF - 383 KB)
  Report on Peer Learning Event - Washington, DC, USA (2004)
• International Connections: resources that support the growth and development of community foundations globally (PDF - 331 KB)
  A report documenting the many transnational links in the community foundation field, researched and prepared by Eleanor W. Sacks (2005)
• Mapping of Funders Report (PDF 112 KB)
  A report on funders providing significant financial resources to organizations supporting community foundations. For WINGS participants only (2001)
• Membership Issues In Grantmaker Associations (PDF 19 KB)
  Report on Peer Learning Event, November 27-29, 2000 - Prague, Czech Republic (2000)
• Serving a Wider Community: Community Foundations' Use of Geographic Component Funds and Other Strategies and Structures to Cover Territory (PDF 385 KB)
  Prepared by Eleanor W. Sacks (2002)
• Support of corporate philanthropy: sharing good practice (PDF - 424 KB)
  Report on Peer Learning Event - Makati City, Philippines (2004)
• Sustainability of grantmaker associations and support organisations (PDF - 281 KB)
  Report on Peer Learning Event - Istanbul, Turkey (2006)
• WINGS-CF: beginning to record the history (PDF -265 KB)
  A short history of WINGS-CF by Gaynor Humphreys (2005)

 

Reports of global meetings

• WINGS meetings
  • WINGSForum, Bangkok, Thailand (2006)
  • WINGSForum, Sydney, Australia (2002)
  • IMAG (International Meeting of Associations Serving Grantmakers), Oaxaca, Mexico (1998)
• WINGS-Community Foundation meetings
  • Bangkok, Thailand (2006)
  • Berlin, Germany (2004)
  • Sydney, Australia (2002)
  • Ottawa, Canada (2000)
  • Miami, USA (1998)
• Community foundations: Symposium on a global movement (2004) - PDF
• Peer Learning Events