3. FAMILIARITY WITH THE COMMUNITY
By distributing grants to local organizations, building relationships with various community members and leaders, and
providing philanthropic services, community foundations can develop a substantial awareness of the communities served.
The current roles of foundations articulate the essential need for community foundations to sustain in-depth
knowledge about the challenges, opportunities, and strengths of the communities served.
By distributing grants to local organizations, building relationships with various community members and leaders, and
providing philanthropic services, community foundations can develop a substantial awareness of the communities served.
The current roles of foundations articulate the essential need for community foundations to sustain in-depth
knowledge about the challenges, opportunities, and strengths of the communities served.
How can our community foundation spearhead a project to get to know our community better?
• Launch a community indicators project
• Conduct research as a part of the competitive grants process
• Convene meetings involving the entire community
• Initiate friendly working group site visits
• Develop close relationships with leaders throughout your community
• Launch a community indicators project
• Conduct research as a part of the competitive grants process
• Convene meetings involving the entire community
• Initiate friendly working group site visits
• Develop close relationships with leaders throughout your community
