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This section covers:
TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
Community Foundation Network (CFN) offers a range of services to
a diverse membership:
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Members are established
community foundations |
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Associates are aspiring
community foundations |
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Affiliates
are community foundations outside the UK, CFN�s partner organisations
in the UK and overseas, or other UK grant-makers that share CFN�s
commitment to local communities |
CORE ACTIVITIES
CFN’s purpose is to promote and support the growth of its Members
and Associates so as to strengthen local communities through the
provision of services to donors and strategic grant-making. Core
activities are:
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Promoting and marketing the community foundation
model and its benefits, as well as philanthropy and philanthropic
giving generally |
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Providing assistance to individual community foundations
across the UK to develop their own resources and long-term sustainability |
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Developing and administering programmes that advance
and support the growth of community foundations and the broader
community benefit they bring to the UK |
SERVICES TO MEMBERS
CFN’s services to Members and Associates include:
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Promotion of the community foundation concept
through:
- Promoting community foundations to key policy-makers, government
offices, national donors and the media
- Mapping and tracking community foundations’ activities
and projects and disseminating examples of good practice
- Researching and gathering statistics on the growth of community
foundations
- Negotiating and managing new, national grant-making opportunities
for the benefit of members
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Network development services through:
- Information services including the magazine, a fortnightly
Ebulletin (which covers announcements, policies, strategies
and legislation relevant to community foundations), the
hub (a collection of sample documents from the network), information
sheets and other publications
- Access to CFN’s library at Arena House
- Development grants to community foundations for specific
help at different stages of organisational development
- Networking opportunities through financial support to peer
interest groups, use of e-groups and a comprehensive directory
of foundation staff across the UK network
- Training events and conferences for staff and trustees
- Development advice, information, support and other practical
assistance
- Negotiated national benefits, such as reduction on cost
of key publications, help in kind from PizzaExpress and Source
Communications, and access to the charity fundraising helpline
of Charity Consultants
- Calls at local rates to CFN’s London office
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Programmes, through:
- The ICT Project and DIGITS software custom built for community
foundations’ use
- Fair Share, a �50 million project of the New Opportunities
Fund, managed by CFN on behalf of its members and other agencies
- Time for Growth, a �1 million project that challenges
ten UK community foundations to raise a total of �20
million in endowment within three years
- YouthBank UK, established with �1 million
secured by the consortium consisting of CFN, British Youth
Council,
Changemakers, the Prince's Trust and the National Youth Agency
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITMENTS
CFN is committed to providing the highest level of service to its
Members and Associates, as well as giving and receiving feedback
on their respective roles and the effectiveness of the relationship
between them.
CFN’s Members and Associates commit to:
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Comply with membership
criteria for good practice
in running a community foundation |
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Contribute to their own development and that of
other community foundations through networking and liaison |
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Provide CFN with detailed information on fund
develpment, grant-making and other activities by completing an
annual questionnaire |
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Where possible, participate in CFN's board,
sub-comittees and working groups |
Annual subscriptions are charged within bands starting at �200
and based on each Member or Associate’s finances - endowment
held and level of recent grant-making.
JOINING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION NETWORK
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Any individual or group interested in creating
a community foundation and then becoming a member of Community
Foundation
Network should first contact Clare Brooks, Director, Network
Development, email [email protected] |
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If you are interested in joining as an Affiliate, contact [email protected] for more information. Affiliation costs �200
a year |
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