Reports
New Study Describes Growth of Community Foundations in Mexico
A recent study of 21 community foundations in Mexico found that these organizations are growing their financial and human capital while strengthening Mexico’s civil society and their growing philanthropic culture. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Global Fund for Community Foundations and the Inter-American Foundation funded the research, which was jointly conducted by Teamworks and Alternativas y Capacidades based in the U.S and Mexico respectively.
The objective of the research was to establish a current overview of Mexican community foundations, describing their main characteristics and the support system for their development. The study used data the 21 participating community foundations provided from 2005 to 2007.
The study found that community foundations are making progress in institutional development. Also, the foundations are facing challenges as they address their developmental and operational needs.
Recommendations and copies of the full report are available online at www.sfteamworks.com and www.alternativasociales.org
CSI - Centre for Social Investment Report
In this issue:
Social Return on Investment Analysis (SROI), which studied the impact of multi-generational housing and community developments;
The second training module of the European Programme in Civil Society Leadership (EPICS-L), which is hosted by Heidelberg University;
The new CSI conference series “Politics, Research and Civil Society” in Berlin; and
The opening of new offices, located at Adenauerplatz 1.
UN Report on the International Year of Volunteers
The Report examines the state of volunteerism around the world through the four lenses of Recognition, Facilitation, Networking and Promotion and concludes that the vibrancy of volunteerism globally, engendered by IYV 2001, continues although the pace and direction of growth is the subject of a number of factors that are explained in the Report itself.
For further information please contact: Mae Chao, UNV Infrastructure Specialist, United Nations Volunteers, Bonn, Germany mao.chao@unvolunteers.org
In this issue:
Volunteering revisited - with its Research Cluster Volunteering
the CSI focuses on the conditions, frequency and quality of volunteering,
Master Programme launched - update on the first phase,
Prize awarded: CSI Director Prof. Dr. Anheier receives the Johann Hinrich
Wichern Prize