Community Foundations Take The Lead: Promising Approaches to Building Inclusive and Equitable Communities
A message from Cindy Sesler Ballard, Executive Director, CFLeads: Equity and inclusion are bedrock American values; they form the core of what makes America the “land of opportunity.” CFLeads is pleased to bring you this new publication that tells the stories of seven community foundations that are safeguarding those values while strengthening the fabric of their communities. Their concern extends to new immigrants as well as historically marginalized groups. Each story underscores the importance of data in making progress on issues that are emotion-laden and poorly understood. It is our hope that these stories suggest new avenues of inquiry, bring new tools to your attention, alert you to colleagues you can call upon, and inspire you to action. CFLeads is grateful to the Ford Foundation for underwriting this publication

Community Building Chronicles, October 2007: Investing in Youth Engagement for Community Change in New Mexico.
This issue looks at efforts by the New Mexico Community Foundation to ensure that youth are engaged in building thriving communities.

Community Change Makers: 
The Leadership Roles of Community Foundations
(2004) by Chapin Hall and the Program on Philanthropy and Community Change.
Based on a series of meetings organized by the Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth with a group of senior, community foundation leaders, this publication discusses the ways in which community foundations' unique access, agility, credibility, and local knowledge places them in a pivotal position at the center of community life and describes how community foundations throughout the US are using their position to develop and expand their leadership roles.

For more information about the Program on Philanthropy and Community Change, please contact Josh Weber at jweber@chapinhall.org.

On the Brink of New Promise: 
The Future of U.S. Community Foundations
This report captures the findings of the first phase of the future of community philanthropy project. It examines the changing environment for community philanthropy and its implications for community foundations. It posits that U.S. community foundations have entered a pivotal new era that may hold surprises as significant as was the introduction of commercial charitable gift funds in the early 1990s.

For more information, visit www.communityphilanthropy.org.