Community Foundations are uniquely positioned to revitalize civic culture by building community capacity to work across differences to solve real, everyday problems and achieve shared goals, together.

Many community foundations are already leading in this way, but many more are looking to deepen their role as civic leaders and are looking for the roadmap, role models, and resources that will help you advance a civic culture that values, honors, and leverages the power of our differences.  

As part of our strategic pillar around Working Across Differences, the Council on Foundations is proud to support your leadership in this work.

Community Foundation Storytelling

Bridging the Generational Divide, One Dinner at a Time
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Bridging the Generational Divide, One Dinner at a Time

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 3:02 pm
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Pennsylvania Community Foundations: How Our Differences Give Us Clout
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Pennsylvania Community Foundations: How Our Differences Give Us Clout

Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 4:08 pm
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How 20 Chicagoans Came Together to Make $1.6 Million in Grants
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How 20 Chicagoans Came Together to Make $1.6 Million in Grants

Monday, August 24, 2026 - 12:30 pm
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Resources for Community Foundations

Working Across Differences

Community Foundations Working Across Differences Accelerator

This program provides direct funding, wraparound support, and peer learning to aid community foundations in both planning and implementing initiatives that deepen and expand their impact in working across differences.

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Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort

Community foundation staff are invited to apply for this facilitated virtual learning experience that supports funders looking to build constructive dialogue and understanding across differences.

Coming Together, Not Apart

Coming Together, Not Apart

Coming Together, Not Apart is a three-publication series exploring philanthropy's involvement in developing the heartset, mindset, and skillset to lead collaboratively across differences. Read all three parts for a full view of this work.

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