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GFCF (2010)
Mary Fifield helped to set up a community foundation in Ecuador with a focus on environmental issues – the Amazon Partnerships Foundation (Fundaciòn Tarpuna Causay). She spoke to the Global Fund for Community Foundations about her experience.
GFCF (2011)
Interview with Tanja Bjelanovic, Programme Director at the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund, about the establishment of the organization in 1999 and some of the challenges that Serbia’s largest grassroots grantmaking fund has encountered along the way.
'Rooted in the country, rooted in the community': the Story of the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund
GFCF (2011)
Interview with Marwa al-Daly, founder of the Waqfeyat al Maadi Community Foundation (WMCF), about the circumstances surrounding the Foundation’s establishment, and the influence of the events of the Arab Spring.
An account of the Dalia Association's involvement with a project called 'Women Supporting Women' in Nablus, and how "There's nothing we can do" became "We did that!" as the women grew to believe in their capacity to create change in their community. This commentary shows how, even under military occupation, dreams can be unleashed ...
"Dreams unleashed": the Dalia Association and Women Supporting Women
Dellagnelo, Lucia, Giovani da Silva, A., and Trevisan,C. (2010)Johannesburg, South Africa: Global Fund for Community Foundations
This report presents the results of a consultation process carried out in Brazil between March and July 2008. The aim of the process was to identify the level of information, interest and commitment among opinion makers and professionals within non-profit organizations regarding the Community Foundation concept and the potential role of the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) in Brazil. The consultation was coordinated by ICom - Instituto Comunitário Grande Florianopolis, a pioneer community foundation founded in 2005 in southern Brazil. Data collection and analysis were conducted by a team comprised of one project coordinator and two consultants with prior expertise in working with community foundations.
This 2010 report by GFCF partner, Makaia, provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of organizations in Colombia that fit within the community foundation concept. The report provides a general understanding of the state and potential of this movement in Colombia.
State of philanthropy in Colombia: an approach based on the community foundation concept
Amazon Partnerships Foundation