As the context around
community philanthropy continues to shift, Blueprint Research &
Design, Inc. will be developing a number of brief reports (Future
Matters) to expand on the original report and discuss ongoing and
emerging issues and trends that may matter to the future of community
philanthropy.
Our newest Future Matters
report, Equity Advancing Equity,
provides a comprehensive look at how community foundations are using
the tool of mission investing to further their impact. Both the Executive
Summary and Full Report are available for
download.
2008 Future Matters Series
Community
Foundations and Social Enterprise, looks at the many ways community
foundations are supporting social enterprise development in their
communities.
Communities
on the Move: Community Philanthropy, Immigrants and Giving, looks
at the many ways community foundations are working with immigrant
communities.
Our first Future Matters
report of 2008, Community Philanthropy and Social Media, is an
update on the types of media, changes in user behaviors, and
expectations about information that community philanthropy
organizations should consider in our rapidly changing technology
landscape.
2007 Future Matters Series
(In Partnership with the Monitor Institue)
Reframing
Endowment as a Tool for Community Leadership, describes how social
investing could change the way community foundations think about their
financial assests.
Philanthropy
Marketplaces: Inventing the Future of Community Philanthropy,
examines the new "philanthropy marketplaces" around the world that are
facing many of the same dynamic challenges that community foundations
now face, and are harnessing the potential of technology to develop and
test a range of new tools and approaches.
Community
Foundations and Leadership: What's Race Got to Do With It?, looks
at some of the tools and approaches that are being developed to help
community foundations with the increasingly essential work of
understanding, reflecting, and contributing to emerging communities of
color.
The first Future Matters
report, Keeping
Your Community Foundation Ahead of the Technology Curve, was
released in the Spring of 2006. It explores new technology trends that
may be important to communities in the decade to come and looks at
their potential to change the ways that community philanthropy
organizations share information and knowledge, build community, and
mobilize resources and collective action to address local issues.
If you are interested in
receiving an email notice when upcoming Future Matters are posted,
please sign up here.
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