Browse Resources by Type: Examples From The Field

Examples From The Field
12 Pages
2012

These case studies address a range of community foundation initiatives that are bringing together stakeholders to make college accessible, affordable, and attainable for non-traditional and traditional students. Commissioned and prepared by the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities with support from the Lumina Foundation for Education, the case studies were written by Aleta Watson and Amy Rutledge.

Examples From The Field|Special Report
128 Pages
2009
As part of its 10th anniversary, the Funders’ Network commissioned this compilation of essays from leading thinkers in the movement for smarter growth that challenge philanthropy to think about its role over the next 10 years.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
24 Pages
2009
Catherine Porter, in this guide for place-based foundations interested in engaging in climate change, offers strategies for understanding the current situation and opportunities for action. She features a number of voices from funders already working in this area.
Examples From The Field
2 Pages
2007
The Fairfield County Community Foundation has become a strong leader and role model—breaking down silos among housing, workforce development, and transportation.
Examples From The Field
4 Pages
2007
This unprecedented, multi-year initiative to tackle heart disease and preventable cancer in Minnesota uses community funding efforts to spread active living principles and achieve positive health outcomes.

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Examples From The Field
12 Pages
2011

This paper outlines the experiences of three places – the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Baltimore – where funders have joined forces to attract and guide transit investments in equitable ways.

Examples From The Field|Special Report
52 Pages
2009
As part of its 10th anniversary, the Funders’ Network commissioned this series of reflections to tell stories from our membership and provide examples about the range of tools funders are employing and the impacts they’re achieving. Researched and written by Neil F. Carlson.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
75 Pages
2009
Consultant Noreen Beatley explains why enactment of green building and energy policies now is essential to community sustainability. She describes a series of green building policies currently employed across the country, providing an overview of where some green policies have been enacted and the steps jurisdictions have taken to enact them.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
39 Pages
2007
Mark Valentine and Desiree Vargas of Arabella Philanthropic Advisors explore the current demand for green buildings; roles that public and private sectors have played in catalyzing that demand; mounting pressure for city officials, architects, and engineers to respond to the threats posed by climate change; the current state of green building practices; and the roles that philanthropy can play.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
12 Pages
2006
Based on interviews with 12 community foundations from across North America, this report describes new ways that community foundations are improving the areas in which they live and do their work. By taking on issues such as jobs, economic development, land use, transportation, housing, urban/suburban equity (and disparities), and conservation—many community foundations have created powerful levers for improving their local communities, and their own institutions.