Download or read book Building Philanthropic and Social Capital: The Work of Community Foundations written by Peter Walkenhorst and published by Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the work and development of community foundations in an international perspective. It comprises essays on the history and spread of the community foundation movement, on the role of community foundations in fostering social capital and civic engagement and on key aspects of the day-to-day work of community foundations, such as asset development, donor services and marketing. The book will be of value and interest to community foundation professionals, donors, advisors and all who are interested in community philanthropy. With contributions from Mary Command, Lewis M. Feldstein, Donnell S. Mersereau, Helen Monroe, Eleanor W. Sacks, Thomas H. Sander and Shannon E. St. John.