Field Focus
Redefining Community Philanthropy
In this Field Focus: Redefining Community Philanthropy series, we dig into the words themselves — what community really means, what philanthropy was always meant to mean, and what an expanded definition could make possible for a field ready to evolve.
In this collection, we bring together researchers, practitioners, and movement leaders from around the world who have been doing the work for years — democratizing who gets to be called a philanthropist, honoring the full spectrum of generosity, and, perhaps most importantly, recentering love as the root of this conversation.
Field Focus Essays
Field Focus Webinars
Catalysts of Community Philanthropy: How Community Foundations, Collective Giving, and Giving Days Strengthen Civic Life
In this webinar, a panel of field experts introduces a shared vocabulary for understanding community philanthropy, highlighting the catalysts — people, networks, and institutions — who weave social fabric, nurture civic engagement, and mobilize generosity in ways that strengthen community self‑determination.
Founding Philanthropists and the Origins of Community Giving in the U.S.
Learn about the lives and legacies of three Philadelphians — Benjamin Franklin, Rev. Richard Allen, and Rebecca Gratz — as windows onto the origins of America’s associational traditions: the threads of civic innovation, Black mutual aid, and women’s organized benevolence.
The Foundation Review
Defining Community Philanthropy
Alliance Magazine
Reweaving the Social Fabric Amid Latin America’s Fragile Institutions
