September 16, 2024
In an effort to strengthen its operational strategy and consolidate its impact in Mexico, Comunalia has released its Voluntary Report on Community Foundations. This document, […]
September 1, 2024
The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University, with support from the Mott Foundation, presented the study *Connecting Community Foundations with Family Philanthropy in Latin America: Mexico*, exploring the dynamics of the philanthropic ecosystem at a pivotal moment in its development.
December 3, 2023
On November 9 and 10, we gathered at the 2023 Community Foundations Conference in Saltillo, Coahuila, to connect and interact in person with the members of our Alliance, and we inspired and committed ourselves to continuing to strengthen community leadership so that communities can take ownership of their own development.
April 11, 2023
Community philanthropy is based on a simple idea: people naturally want to improve the places where they live.
November 27, 2022
This Tuesday, November 29, is #ADayToGive. Around the world, in more than 85 countries, millions of people are performing acts of generosity by contributing their time, talent, voice, resources, or money to causes they care about or the communities where they live.
October 26, 2022
At the first meeting of the Active Communities Fund, held in Mexico City on October 20 and 21, nine representatives from our partner community foundations and 12 leaders from civil society organizations and grassroots groups participated to engage in dialogue and share experiences using the appreciative inquiry methodology.
September 23, 2022
By Minerva Zamora, Program Coordinator at Comunalia. A few days ago, we visited five community foundations in the Alliance to learn about the projects in the second phase […]
August 10, 2022
As part of Comunalia’s 2023–2028 Strategic Planning process, the members of our Alliance of Community Foundations of Mexico met at Cemefi’s Casa de la Filantropía on August 1 and 2, where we reflected on our areas of opportunity and strengths to build a shared vision and take on the challenges ahead.
July 19, 2022
Monterrey, Nuevo León, July 18, 2022. To explore different perspectives on the practice of promoting grassroots community philanthropy, […]
June 29, 2022
Grassroots development is a dynamic, gradual, organic, and collaborative process that helps realign local structures, roles, and processes so that the community is at the center of solutions to local issues; community foundations promote this approach through the projects in the second phase of the Active Communities Fund.
June 12, 2022
To analyze the complex landscape of philanthropy in the region, WINGS, the Center for Philanthropy and Social Investment at the Adolfo Ibáñez University School of Government (CEFIS UAI), and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University recently released a report titled “Rules and Incentives: Mapping the Legal Framework for Nonprofit Organizations and Philanthropy in Latin America and the Caribbean.
June 5, 2022
In an effort to share these projects and enrich the knowledge of those contributing to these global goals, as part of the project “Building a Sustainable Future with Community Foundations in Mexico,” Comunalia invited Proyecto Concentrarte, A.C., to our second “SDGs in Practice” session. Concentrarte presented its “Tierra Fértil” initiative, which, in collaboration with Amigos de San Cristóbal and Cadena A.C., works with the community of Miguel Hidalgo, Chiapas, to promote food sovereignty, a culture of peace, empathy, and the common good through agroecology and other participatory programs.
