Alliance - for information and ideas about philanthropy and social investment worldwide

Alliance - for information and ideas about philanthropy and social investment worldwide: "Sustaining community philanthropy: looking for new models

In recent years community philanthropy organizations have begun to multiply around the world. Anyone involved in international philanthropy knows the enormous enthusiasm people feel for community philanthropy, especially community foundations. It is as if, in countries where grantmaking organizations as we know them are thin on the ground, they will provide the missing piece of the puzzle.

But will they? Can they? One thing seems clear: if these emerging organizations are to be sustainable, we will need to look beyond the traditional North American model.

Can a broad base of donors ensure sustainability, as in Korea, the Philippines and Nebraska, USA? Can organized philanthropy learn from indigenous traditions, as in southern Africa and Romania? Can companies and communities work together, as in Brazil, Russia and Mexico?"