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Thinking Big: Community Philanthropy And Management Of Large-Scale Assets, Mary Fifield
Thinking Big: Community Philanthropy And Management Of Large-Scale Assets, Mary Fifield
The Foundation Review
This article presents three case studies — from Ghana, the U.S., and Canada — to examine how community philanthropy might scale up to support community asset management and increase the power of communities to determine their own development with much greater and more complex financial investments.
Community philanthropy institutions have become increasingly popular — especially in the Global South, where they serve to harness local assets, cultivate local capacities, and build trust among diverse stakeholders. Although bilateral donors and other international development funders are beginning to recognize the power of these local organizations, they are usually considered small-scale actors.
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