Publications

This paper debunks the myth that advocacy-oriented community leadership is naturally antithetical to fundraising, and highlights examples where foundations have built their fundraising efforts by playing advocacy-oriented community leadership roles.

Includes results of the 2009 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations that pertain to the top 100 community foundations by asset size. The table includes the community foundation name, amount of assets at the time of the survey, and fiscal year-end (FYE).

This report, developed from Columbus Survey data, highlights trends in common metrics across the community foundation field. The report provides 2008 results. This field-wide data begins to answer the question of how community foundations have fared in the economic crisis. It is important to…