Building Community Vitality A Leadership Toolkit from Community Foundations of Canada

7 Ways this Toolkit Can Help Your CF

  1. inform strategic planning
  2. review/assess the impact of grantmaking programs
  3. review community leadership projects
  4. organize a meeting about community issues
  5. work with partners on an important initiative
  6. explain to donors what your work is 'all about'
  7. find out what other CFs are doing in this area

This Toolkit has been put together to help Canadian community foundations be more effective community leaders.

In these challenging times, more is being asked of community foundations than ever before and the need for us to play a strong leadership role in our communities has grown.

These times also call upon all of us to think creatively, above and beyond our grant making, about the roles that we can play in the community - as convenors, partners, innovators, catalysts - in short, leaders.

Finding Your Way Around the Toolkit

What is Community Leadership?

  • Measuring Our Progress
  • Tools to Get You Started

Community Vitality in Action Resources You Can Use

Using this Resource

  • If you're wondering what community leadership is and how it applies to your foundation, start here.

  • If you're looking for a specific resource that you'd like to read or share in your organization,
    start here

  • If you're thinking about how best to advance your foundation's role as a leader in the community,
    start here