National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations

The Community Foundations Leadership Team invites your community foundation to adopt the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations  and join a growing and dynamic movement to strengthen the effectiveness of the community foundation field.

National Standards were developed in 2000 by a group of community foundation practitioners to serve as a roadmap for legal, ethical, and effective practices within a philanthropic environment increasingly affected by technology, competition for donors, and political and media scrutiny.

Approved and adopted by the Community Foundation Leadership Team in late 2000, the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations are philanthropy's most rigorous. Since the standards were adopted, hundreds of community foundations of all sizes, ages, and locations have committed to operational excellence and are leading philanthropy in six key areas:

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How to Get Started

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