Anja Böllhoff
Strategic Advisor
ECFI
This practical guide for community foundations will help them understand their responsibilities and actions they can take in relation to keeping children and vulnerable adults safe. With safeguarding being a ‘must do’ and not a ‘nice to have’, this is an essential resource.
Stefan Cibian, Director of Făgăraș Research Institute in Romania, shares a powerful recount and insights from the ECFI Study Visit 2024 that started with visits in Leeds or Two Ridings Community Foundations and ended up at UKCF’s 2024 Conference, that brought together community foundation practitioners from the UK with more than 40 international participants.
Kamil Szlosek
Knowledge and Research Expert
ECFI
Connecting CF with the SDGs - Polish version by ECFI. A practical guide for community foundations practitioners on why and how to embrace the SDGs
European Community Foundation Initiative
This guide highlights how diversity in form and function allows community foundations to weave themselves into local societal fabric. It contributes to an understanding of the evolution of the movement across Europe, providing insights into country contexts, topics and challenges.
Engagement and Participation - What, who and how. This comprehensive guide draws from a wide range of experiences in the community foundations field and offers tools, insights and examples of practice. An essential resource for anyone interested in increasing citizen engagement and participation in their organisation and its work.
This report explores the role of community foundations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and presents case studies of successful initiatives by community foundations in support of the SDGs. It highlights the importance of community engagement and collaboration in achieving sustainable development.
European Community Foundation Initiative
This Guide describes the evolution and current state of the community foundation field in the Netherlands with recommendations for development applicable in most contexts
European Community Foundation Initiative
The Guide to Community Foundations in Hungary portrays a decade of perseverance and innovation within a restrictive civic environment. Despite political pressure, Hungarian community foundations—supported by the Roots & Wings Foundation—have built trust, mobilised local resources, and inspired civic participation in cities like Budapest, Pécs, and Miskolc. Their initiatives, from the Swimathon to community media projects, show how grassroots philanthropy fosters solidarity, creativity, and hope. The guide is both a chronicle of resilience and a call to strengthen democracy from the ground up through community-led action.
European Community Foundation Initiative
The Guide to Community Foundations in Italy presents a rich mosaic of local philanthropy shaped by diversity and innovation. Since 1999, Italy’s 37 community foundations have grown into trusted platforms connecting citizens, institutions, and donors to address social, economic, and cultural challenges. Promoted by Assifero with partners such as Cariplo and Con il Sud, they act as community hubs—mobilising resources, nurturing civic participation, and fostering inclusion from Lombardy to Sicily. The guide celebrates a movement that unites tradition, social innovation, and long-term commitment to human development.
European Community Foundation Initiative
The Guide to Community Foundations in Romania traces the rapid development of a strong community philanthropy movement since 2008. Initiated by the Association for Community Relations (ARC), it highlights how local leaders, donors, and citizens have built 16 foundations serving nearly half of Romania’s population. The publication showcases stories of civic renewal, diaspora engagement, education funds, and youth-led initiatives—revealing how trust, local pride, and cooperation are revitalising communities and strengthening Romania’s social fabric.
