In this issue: June 2009

Participants:
Ruth Shack, Katarina Minarova, Jan Despiegelaere, Doug Jansson, Giles Ruck, Avila Kilmurray, Ansis Bērziņš

Publications:
Mexico Community Foundations: A Comprehensive Profile; GrantCraft: Communicating for Impact – Strategies for Grantmakers; The Balancing Act Monographs

Events:
Community Foundation Network (UK) National Conference, 8-10 September 2009; Council on Foundations (USA) Fall Conference for Community Foundations, 5-7 October 2009

This Forum is the opportunity for all those in the Community Foundation Network, board members and staff, along with those working with the Movement to join together and learn what’s happening across Australia and internationally. Find out what is working and maybe what’s not, what is the latest in legal and tax requirements, grantmaking, friend- and fundraising. How to tackle those difficult projects and topics.

Visit the Forum 2009 page for all the details.

Location:
Mt. Gambier, Victoria

Hosted by Stand Like Stone Community Foundation.

Registration form coming soon!

The Summit will offer fertile ground for learning, sharing and understanding by:

- Exposing participants to a variety of experiences and perspectives on community leadership today;
- Connecting participants, enhancing partnerships across a range of sectors in our State;
- Engaging participants in thought provoking discussion on the challenges and rewards leadership entails; and
- Providing participants with information and skills to lead the way.

In order to support participation from communities across the state, the Foundation is able to provide limited travel assistance for regional delegates. Skywest is providing support for eligible community representatives to apply for air travel assistance from a number of regional centres. The 2008 Summit is also supported by Summit Partners Rio Tinto and Lotterywest; and Summit Sponsors St John of God Health Care, iiNet and 2020 Global.

For further information visit www.wacf.org.au or contact Western Australian Community Foundation on (08) 9224 6000.

Registration is also now open for this event.

To view the Program or Register to attend the 2008 Community Foundations Forum in Canberra, go to the Forum 2008 page.

The research has found that community support by small to medium enterprises in WA is high, with 74% of businessses claiming to currently support community-based organisations in some form. The level of support is higher in regional centres than in the metropolitan area, where there appears to be a strong focus on contributing to the local community.

The social areas that currently attract the highest levels of support in WA from SMEs include the areas of children or youth, disability and education causes, where businesses feel that they are contributing to “socially healthy” communities. Support that SMEs provide in these areas usually comes in the form of a financial donation, with a typical donation being approximately 1% of annual turnover.

Further information can be found via the press release of the findings, or you can download the entire document on WACF’s website.

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