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The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that exists to inspire, strengthen and expand philanthropic leadership and funders’ abilities to support organizations working to improve communities through better development decisions and growth policies. It brings together foundations, nonprofit organizations and other partners to address the range of environmental, social, and economic problems caused by development strategies that fail to consider the big picture.
Poor planning and decision making at every level – national, state, regional and local – has resulted in sprawling metropolitan growth patterns that are rapidly consuming open space and farmland to provide housing and services for new suburban populations. At the same time, these decisions have encouraged the draining of population, jobs and other resources out of cities and older suburbs, contributing to a concentration of poverty in many urban neighborhoods. Rapidly developing suburbs also face their own set of problems as they grapple with the costs of growth—congestion, loss of open space, school overcrowding—without adequate resources.
Members of the Funders’ Network believe funders can effectively address these issues at the national, state, regional and/or local level. To help funders maximize their effectiveness, and increase the number of funders in this field, the Network works to inform and connect funders, offers responsive services, implements projects, and provides facilitative leadership in selected regions. Through its work the Network helps funders to advance policy reforms; share knowledge of effective strategies and tools; build the capacity of key constituencies; raise awareness about the interdisciplinary nature of these issues; and encourage sustained engagement with these issues by a diverse coalition of funders. The Network’s current projects address: 1) communications, 2) community foundations leadership, 3) regional and neighborhood equity, 4) transportation, 5) green buildings and green neighborhoods, and 6) healthy people and places.
History of the Network
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Mission
The mission of the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities is to inspire, strengthen, and expand philanthropic leadership and funders' abilities to support organizations working to improve communities through better development decisions and growth policies. Click here for a description of the Network's core values.
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Network Services
The core services of the Network include convening, developing and sharing information, networking, refining grantmaking, and targeting support. Click here for a fuller description of these service areas.
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How to Join the Funders' Network
The Funders' Network is a membership organization for funders. Member organizations include corporate, private, family, international, community, and intermediary foundations. Click here to learn more about joining or to register for trial membership in our website's Extranet.
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Join Our Mailing List
Sign-up to receive regular information from the Funders' Network. Contacts on our mailing list receive printed and electronic communications about Network news, publications, and other announcements.
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Contact Us
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 249
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Telephone: (305) 667-6350
Facsimile: (305) 667-6355
For general information, e-mail us at info@fundersnetwork.org. For staff contact information, click here:
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Board of Directors
2006-2007 Term
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