我国社区基金会的功能定位与实现路径——基于美国社区基金会与地方联合劝募经验的启发与借鉴

The Orientation and Strategy of Community Foundations in China:The Implications from the USA

近几年全国多个城市出台政策大力推动社区基金会的发展,各地社区基金会数量增长迅速。我国发展社区基金会不仅需要借鉴美国社区基金会的经验,还要参考美国地方联合劝募等其他社区公益支持型组织的做法。深入访谈发现,美国地方联合劝募和社区基金会在支持社区公益发展方面异曲同工。在功能定位上,我国社区基金会可像美国地方联合劝募和社区基金会一样,定位为本地化的社区公益的支持型组织,其价值和使命是构建本地化的社区公益支持体系;在资金筹集、使用、培育发展社区社会组织等具体路径上,可灵活运用联合劝募和社区基金会的多种策略。

In recent years, a number of cities in China have introduced policies to promote the development of community foundations. The development of community foundations needs to learn from not only the experience of the American community foundation, but also that of the local United Way . Based on the interviews of the directors of United Way and Community Foundation of Bloomington, Monroe County, the author found that both of them have the similar function in supporting the community development. Like the United Way and community foundations in the USA, the community foundations in China could be positioned as the supporting zrganizations in community. Their value and mission is to construct a local community support system. They can ase various strategies of United Way and Community Foundation in fund raising, fund distributing and local nonprofit organization fostering.