We promote the sustainable development and social transformation of communities in Mexico by connecting community foundations with financial and human resources and supporting their professional growth.
We strengthen the work of community foundations in Mexico so that they have more individual and collective impact, connecting with other institutions and resources that promote local philanthropy and trigger the capacity of people to contribute to the solution of their own problems.
Peer learning, joint strengthening and specialized learning spaces.
Research and dissemination of knowledge relevant to the philanthropic sector.
Participation in joint initiatives to influence public policies to promote better conditions for the development of civil society organizations in Mexico.
Promoting community philanthropy as a vehicle to solve common problems.
States of the country
Community foundations
Municipalities impacted
Strategic Alliances
One billion pesos mobilized
May 17, 2021 | Monterrey
The first stage of the Active Communities Fund is a collaboration between Comunalia, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation and the Mott Foundation, to address the effects of the health crisis in Mexico.
Sept 3rd, 2020 | Monterrey
The Gobertia platform helps to establish the practice of good governance, improving internal communication between the members of the Board of Directors and the members of the Assembly.
Sept. 1st, 2020 | Monterrey
In order to face the Covid-19 pandemic, Comunidad Foundation found in technology the vehicle to continue its efforts in capacity building and supporting the initiatives of its grassroots organizations.
Sept 1st, 2020 | Monterrey
This is an initiative that makes actions of generosity visible and helps us discover what really motivates people to donate in Mexico through small stories that donors and volunteers share in short videos or photos on social networks accompanied by the hashtag #YoDonoPorqueMX.
August 14th, 2020 | Monterrey
Through the Comunidades Activas Fund, Comunalia and the Coca-Cola Foundation will invest more than $ 32 million pesos in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Querétaro, Puebla, Morelos, Yucatán, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo and Estado de México.
August 6th, 2020 | Monterrey
The alliance formed by Comunalia-IAF-Mott was selected as one of the five finalists for the P3 Impact Award, a prestigious recognition given to alliances that improve the world's communities by the Office of the United States for Global Alliances, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and the Concordia civil association.
Comunalia and the Coca-Cola Foundation launched the Active Communities Fund through which more than $32 million Mexican pesos will be invested in 14 states of the country in order to promote the economic and social reactivation of the country to address the effects of the crisis caused by Covid-19.
July 29th, 2020 | Monterrey
Collectives and civil organizations in the north of the country formed the first generation of the Network Strengthening Project, led by Comunalia, in order to develop a greater capacity for citizen influence.
July 21st, 2020 | Monterrey
#YoDonoPorqueMx is a campaign that enhances the voices of people who contribute to social causes, whether they are donors or volunteers, and disseminates them on social networks, causing us to identify with their actions.
in a session held last December in Mexico City, Comunalia’s Board of Directors released the report of the activities carried out in 2019, with the attendance of members of the partner community foundations in the country.
Jun 15, 2020: Vulnerability and how we show up for ourselves and those around us in the workplace, especially when experiencing a pandemic, is also an opportunity to strengthen ourselves as a team and as people, understanding that it is “okay to not be okay”.
June 08, 2020: Comunalia has just joined the initiative We do it for Mexico, from the Social Value Institute, Deriva, Ecoagency, Values for the Third Millennium and Gentera Foundation, in order to attend to the mental health of the collaborators of its community foundations around Mexico, which are providing immediate support in the face of the crisis.
June 01, 2020: In Mexico, the Covid-19 health crisis, its economic and social effects, are being addressed with innovative and creative responses by members of organized civil society in favor of the most vulnerable populations around the country.
May 25, 2020: The daily life that we knew as “normal” three months ago is gone, the economy has slowed down, and we see how the services provided by the social and non-profit sector have never been so essential.
May 24, 2020: With the goal of strengthening the work of groups and networks of civil society in northern Mexico, and thereby increasing their influence within their local systems, the first phase of the Project for Strengthening Networks is now underway.
Apr. 24, 2019 | Kingston
Foundations get together in Jamaica for WINGS meeting.
Jul. 8, 2019 | Mexico City
Comunalia participates in the workshop Positive Narratives for the Civil Society.
Sep. 9, 2019 | Glasgow
Comunalia participates in the conference held in Glasgow to talk about the empowerment of communities.
Oct. 3, 2019 | Mexico City
Comunalia members meet with the Board of directors of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF).
Feb. 8, 2019 | Monterrey
Representatives of community foundations meet to talk about the future of the association.
Feb. 7, 2018 | Mexico City
Community foundations from the United States, Canada and Mexico organized the first North American Community Foundations Summit in Mexico City.
Dec. 12, 2018 | Monterrey
Third Sector seeks professionalization
Dec. 7, 2018 | Mexico City
Community Foundations meet in Mexico City to talk about the development and future of Comunalia
Nov. 30, 2018 | Los Ángeles
CF Leads, I.A.F. and BBCA organizes a simposium about migration in the city of Los Angeles
Sept. 20, 2017 | Mexico City
Community foundations organize collection centers to help people affected by the earthquake in Mexico City.
At Comunalia we prioritize the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda at the local level, strengthening the knowledge and capacities of community foundations and the philanthropy ecosystem to build a sustainable future where no one is left behind.
