TCFN Resources Archive
From 1999 to 2011 the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network (TCFN) provided a platform for the exchange of experience and expertise among community foundations on both sides of the Atlantic. It sought to identify good practice and share it with emerging and existing community foundations, as well as to foster the development of this form of philanthropy in counties where the concept is still new. During its existence, a number of working groups were responsible for developing resources that they believed would continue to be of use to community foundations at different stages of development and in different parts of the world. The GFCF Knowledge Centre hosts the TCFN archive, featuring select TCFN resources and related papers on community foundations.
Resources
An international perspective: Models experience and best practice
An international perspective on the history, development and characteristics of CFs
Beyond money and grantmaking (Russian)
Beyond money and grantmaking (Slovak)
Beyond money and grantmaking (Spanish)
Building an international learning community
Case study: Academy for the Development of Philanthropy (Poland)
Case study: Community Foundation Network (UK)
Case study: Council of Michigan Foundations (US)
Case study: European Foundation Centre (Belgium)
Case study: Institute for the Development of Social Investment (Brazil)
Case study: The Baltic American Partnership Program (Latvia)
CF governance structures: Belgium
CF governance structures: Canada
CF governance structures: Germany
CF governance structures: Italy
CF governance structures: Poland
CF governance structures: Russia
Community foundations play a key role in building social capital
Community foundations play a key role in building social capital (Russian)
Connecting donors with grantmaking
Connecting donors with grantmaking: Transatlantic tips
Culture of giving conference of the Fondazione Cariplo
Early stage development of community foundations: Challenges to growth
Finding operating support for your community foundation
Finding operating support for your community foundation (German)
Finding operating support for your community foundation (Slovak)
Finding operating support for your community foundation (Russian)
Governance list of key features
Have we been slow to take up social justice issues
Have we been slow to take up social justice issues (Russian)
High visibility or low profile
High visibility or low profile (Russian)
In building civil society, community foundations should engage all of their resources
In building civil society, community foundations should engage all of their resources (Russian)
Key elements of an asset development plan for community foundations
Key elements of an asset development plan for community foundations (German)
Key elements of an asset development plan for community foundations (Slovak)
Leadership for Canada’s changing communities
Looking down the road: Leadership for Canada’s changing communities
Model plan for building charitable assets and partnering with donors
Model plan for building charitable assets and partnering with donors (German)
Model plan for building charitable assets and partnering with donors (Russian)
Raising visibility – proceed with caution
Report of Dallas peer-exchange on civic leadership
Starting up a community foundation – governance and organizational development
TCFN: Building an international learning community
The balance between bonding and bridging
The balance between bonding and bridging (Russian)
The challenge for community foundations worldwide
The challenge for community foundations worldwide (Russian)
The evolving architecture of community foundations
Toolkits
Community foundations addressing poverty in their communities TCFN (April 2010)
Community foundation strategic alliances: Partnering for impact and sustainability
GMF healthy neighborhoods presentation
Susan Mernit: The social media toolbox