Community Leadership Resources

Community Leadership Resources
Together with the community foundation field, we have compiled research, case studies, webinars, and examples––all on the topic of community leadership and all designed to help you effectively create community impact.

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2025 Cohort Information Session

Webinars and Videos

Learn more about the 2025 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Community Foundation Cohort.

Transforming Data into Action: Unlocking Potential with Opportunity Insights

Webinars and Videos

Hear from Opportunity Insights and Leading on Opportunity, an entity of Foundation for The Carolinas in this introductory webinar to Opportunity Insights’ Opportunity Atlas.

Building meaningful partnerships with our Latine communities

Research and Publications

This guide reflects the experiences of 19 Latine professionals working with or within community foundations across the U.S.

Building Stronger Communities: The Community Heart & Soul Initiative

Webinars and Videos

Speakers:

CFLeads x HUD Webinar Series: Part 2

Webinars and Videos

Addressing Housing Supply with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Press Forward Locals: Catalyzing Your Local Journalism Ecosystem

Webinars and Videos

Explore the importance of local journalism, how community foundations can start a Press Forward chapter and how national funders can support you in your efforts in this webinar with Press Forward.

CFLeads x HUD Webinar Series: Part 1

Webinars and Videos

Exploring the Role of Community Foundations in Addressing Affordable Housing

Building a More Inclusive and Vibrant Democracy: Community Foundations’ Role

Webinars and Videos

Learn how community foundations can utilize Nonprofit VOTE’s new Philanthropy for Voter Engagement Toolkit and hear from two community foundations about their voter engagement work.

Gun Violence Prevention Network Information Session

Webinars and Videos

Learn more about the second Gun Violence Prevention Network cohort and hear from past participants about their experiences.

CFLeads & Welcoming America Community of Practice Information Session

Webinars and Videos

Learn about CFLeads & Welcoming America Community of Practice and hear from past participants.

Empowering Local Communities: Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Framework and How Community Foundations Can Use It

Webinars and Videos

In the third economic mobility series webinar, hear from Urban Institute about their Upward Mobility Framework and how community foundations can use it.

Powering Change Through Data-Driven Initiatives: Cincinnati’s Innovative Strategy

Webinars and Videos

In the second webinar of our economic mobility series, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation shared how they used data to determine a target population for their grantmaking and how to begin to measure community impact.

Collaborating Across Sectors: The Impacts of Local-level Partnership on Economic Mobility

Webinars and Videos

In the first webinar for our economic mobility series, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the regional chamber of commerce Buffalo Niagara Partnership shared how they work in partnership on a number of economic mobility initiatives in the region, including the Benefits Cliff Calculator.

Ensuring that multilingual community members have access to information they need

Blog Posts

This blog post was written by Lisa Schalla, Project Director of the Connecting Communities in the Americas initiative. List courtesy of Jill Wheeler, Senior

Early Learning with the U.S. Department of Education

Webinars and Videos

A conversation with the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the Pre-K-3 strategy they have been developing along with community foundation perspectives about local challenges or success stories related to working on early childhood education.

Filantropía Comunitaria en las Américas: Enfoques Innovadores

Blog Posts

En febrero, se reunieron 117 representantes de 35 fundaciones comunitarias y otras 19 organizaciones de 10 países a lo largo del continente americano en Guadalajara, México, para el Encuentro CCA 2023: Enfoques innovadores sobre la filantropía comunitaria en América.

Community Philanthropy in the Americas: Innovative Approaches

Blog Posts

This past February, 117 participants from 35 community foundations and 19 other organizations from 10 countries across the Americas met in Guadalajara, Mexico, for the 2023 Connecting Communities in the Americas Gathering, Community Philanthropy in the Americas: Innovative Approaches.

Advancing Welcoming through Community Foundations

Webinars and Videos

CFLeads and Welcoming America partnered to host “Advancing Welcoming through Community Foundations,” a discussion about the potential for greater coordination, collaboration, and investment from community foundations in advancing the vital work of welcoming newcomers into U.S. communities.

Southwest Initiative Foundation: Connectedness that Can Change the Narrative

Blog Posts

See how the Southwest Initiative Foundation advanced economic mobility in their community through CFLeads’ two-year Economic Mobility Action Network pilot.

San Francisco Foundation: A Shared New Vision for Building Wealth

Blog Posts

Learn more about how the San Francisco Foundation advanced economic mobility in their community through CFLeads’ two-year Economic Mobility Action Network pilot.