Community Foundation
Community foundations (CFs) are instruments of civil society designed to pool donations into a coordinated investment and grant making facility dedicated primarily to the social improvement of a given place. Community foundations are a global phenomenon with 1400 existing around the world of which over 700 are in the United States.
Read more about Community Foundation: Operation, History of Community Foundations, Supporters of Community Foundations
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