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The Community Foundation Kit

Community Foundation KitProduced by the FRRR and Philanthropy Australia, The Community Foundation Kit is a unique tool designed specifically for new and emerging community foundations in Australia. Packed with practical information, the Kit offers a step-by-step guide to creating and developing a community foundation, with chapters on key topics such as conducting a feasibility study, possible foundation structures, communications and marketing, fund development, investing management and strategic grantmaking. It includes a glossary and multiple case studies from Australia and overseas.

The Update Inserts are provided as an option for those who have previously purchased the Kit and wish to reuse the binder and chapter dividers.

$110.00 - Kit (second edition)
$85.00 - Update Inserts

Other Hard-copy Resources

The Philanthropy Australia Knowledge Centre Library contains many hard-copy resources for community foundations. Search for “community foundations” in the online catalogue to browse titles.

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The Balancing Act: The Role of a Community Foundation

The Mott Foundation

Authored by Dorothy “Dottie” Reynolds, this series of three monographs explores the core functions of a community foundation as a grantmaker, a vehicle for local philanthropy and a community leader.

Further information & download: http://www.mott.org/publications/Legacy%20Publications.aspx