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A tale of two community foundations


  Once upon a time there was a community foundation dedicated to a large vibrant and bustling city (let’s call it Gotham).  Its focus was on supporting the wishes of donors in their philanthropic goals through donor advised funds (donors … Continue reading

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Community Foundations Forum 2012 – Tomorrow: Today Foundation, Benalla


Sally Gamble from the Tomorrow: Today Foundation in Benalla (which has a population of 14,000) spoke at the Community Foundations Forum on their focus on education as a key to fighting disadvantage. The foundation was formed in 2002 and believes … Continue reading

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Community Foundations


A follow on to the post about Family Foundations. Community Foundations are usually set up for the benefit of a particular community, generally based on geography – for example the Melbourne Community Foundation, the Sydney Community Foundation, the Queensland Community … Continue reading

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