This peer learning experience designed to explore why and how to build a robust, flexible, and future-oriented fund development strategy for your organisation, drawing on the collective experience of community foundations across Europe.

Today more than ever, setting a solid, long-term fund development strategy is essential: one that places relationships at its core and supports not only programmes and projects, but also the broader mission, sustainability, and ambitions of community foundations. A strategy that aims to build, over time, assets and funds from a wide range of actors, including local citizens, other foundations, businesses, and public bodies, to fulfil the community foundation’s mission.

Giving Circles and Community-Building Fund Development Opportunities

15th of September at 15:00 CEST

Fund development is ultimately about building communities of people who believe in a shared purpose. Beyond raising resources, community foundations can create meaningful opportunities for donors to connect with one another, engage with local causes and a shared community-vision, and become active partners in creating change.
This session will explore a range of community-building approaches to fund development from across Europe, including giving circles, live crowdfunding events, sport-based fundraising initiatives, and other participatory models. Together, we will reflect on how these practices can strengthen donor engagement, foster a sense of belonging, and build long-term support rooted in trust, shared values, and collective action.

The conversation will be kicked off by: