"Local Mission-Global Vision," a new compilation from the Foundation Center published in collaboration with the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network, explores the roles, opportunities, and challenges for community foundations in this century as their number grows around the world.

Originally launched in the United States, community foundations have expanded to an international level, lending new resonance to the maxim "think globally, act locally." Against this backdrop, "Local Mission-Global Vision" focuses attention on both the status of and potential for community foundations, including current and emerging roles, potential impact of transnational evolution on organized philanthropy, strategic focus and community leadership, and building stronger communities through creative philanthropy and prudent leadership.

Authored by 17 thought leaders from around the globe, "Local Mission-Global Vision" reflects their expertise in the fields of social investment, venture philanthropy, strategic program planning, and nonprofit governance. Most of the authors share direct involvement with community philanthropy, whether within the United States or in Canada, Western Europe, the Czech Republic, or Russia.

Local Mission-Global Vision.

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