Community Foundations Structure and Compliance Overview

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Title: Community Foundations Structure and Compliance Guide Prepared By: Alice Macdougall, Freehills Focus: Community foundations, structure, grantmaking, compliance Date: 2007 Publisher: Philanthropy Australia Download: Download guide in PDF format

This overview is intended to assist boards, executives, advisory committees and anyone connected with community foundations understand the structure, and the rules and restrictions of operating a community foundation. Understanding what a community foundation can and cannot do is essential not only to those doing the grantmaking, but essential also for those marketing and fundraising for the community foundation.

The overview concentrates on grantmaking requirements.

This is essential reading for all new board members and staff.

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