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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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.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Centering the Focus on Black Women

Blog Posts

Check out what the Greater Cincinnati Foundation accomplished during their time in the Economic Mobility Action Network pilot!

Foundation for Louisiana: Linking Economic and Environmental Justice

Blog Posts

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

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: Collaborating Across Sectors

Blog Posts

We’re sharing community foundation stories from our recently published report, Advancing Economic Mobility in our Communities, which documents the outcomes of these community foundations

The Chicago Community Trust: We Rise Together

Blog Posts

See how six outstanding community foundation teams from across the country advanced economic mobility in their communities through CFLeads’ two-year Economic Mobility Action Network pilot.

A community leadership approach to gun violence prevention

Blog Posts

Learn how four community foundations took a community leadership approach to advancing gun violence prevention in their communities.

Advancing Economic Mobility in Our Communities

Research and Publications

Results from CFLeads’ two-year Economic Mobility Action Network pilot.

CCA and the Sustainable Development Goals

Research and Publications

Learn more about how Connecting Communities in the Americas is aligning its activities with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

CCA 2023 Directory

Field Examples

In 2022, several of CCA’s participating organizations requested a directory that would help them connect more intentionally with colleagues across borders. This led to

Framework for Community Leadership by a Community Foundation

Research and Publications

This framework can be used to bring clarity to the definition and practice of community leadership by individual community foundations.

Giving Circles: A Powerful Path to Community Impact at Your Institution

Webinars and Videos

Hear from fellow community foundation leaders and learn more about how you can embed your mission further into your community with this unique collective giving model.

Community Leadership Compass

Research and Publications

A visual representation of CFLeads’ community leadership resources.

Executive Leadership Institute – Program Overview

Research and Publications

A program overview for CFleads’ Executive Leadership Institute.