Formulating the Idea: The Founders
By A. Scott DuPree and David Winder with Cristina Parnetti, Chandni Prasad and Shari Turitz | August 2000 | View Full Text
Abstract
This is a chapter from the Foundation Building Sourcebook: A Practitioners Guide Based on Experience in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The chapter examines why and how founders of foundations formulated the idea for their initiative. In these three cases different structures suited to differing local needs and opportunities were chosen.
Examples
- A Community Foundation: Puerto Rico Community Foundation
- Private Sector Membership: Foundation for the Philippine Environment
- A Coalition for the Environment: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Summary Points
- The case for a grantmaking foundation is usually built upon the identification of specific, unmet needs.
- Committed leadership and support are critical in the early stages.
- If a part of the foundation building process, local and external actors can facilitate access to expertise and resources.
Funding for the Sourcebook was provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, with additional support from Aga Khan Foundation Canada, the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, Avina, Inc., the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Institute.
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