The Suffolk Foundation

Community Investment

Community Foundations are ‘For Good, For Ever’. They raise funds, steward funds and make grants to improve life in their communities. They exist for the long haul. They will outlive their donors, their board members, their staff and their grantees. They will be there to contribute to the well-being of their communities, not just tomorrow or next year, but in thirty, fifty or a hundred years time.

Yet that is not all, throughout Europe and North America, Community Foundations are finding that with information, imagination and initiative there are many ways to generate positive change and build our communities.

More than Money
The roles that Community Foundations play include:

Responder	to be the first to initiate action to meet urgent needs during a community crisis.
Convener	to bring people, institutions and leaders together in order to address the most pressing needs - to be the trusted partner.
Community Catalyst	to provide the spark needed for positive change to occur
Expert on Community	to become the premier source of community assets and needs
Role of Steward	to be recognised for the secure management, stable growth and responsible deployment of community assets

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