Global Fund for Community Foundations

Global Fund for Community Foundations is a non-profit network based in Johannesburg, South Africa working on community development, democracy & civil society.

The Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) is a non-profit organisation based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that supports the global community philanthropy field. It works to strengthen community foundations, grassroots grantmakers and other locally rooted philanthropic actors, and to link the field more strategically with international development, civil society, philanthropic and corporate actors. Its activities include organising the Global Summit on Community Philanthropy, held in Johannesburg from 1 to 2 December 2016, which aimed to build connections, share practice and develop a collective framework for people-led development. The organisation advocates for shifting power and resources to local communities and the most marginalised groups, and for reorienting philanthropy and international aid towards community strengthening.