
Mission
Statement
The
mission of the Grantmaker Forum is to provide leadership and information
about the value of service and volunteering and to encourage private
and public investment in the field as a means of strengthening communities
and building a healthy democracy.
Who
We Are
The
Grantmaker Forum on Community & National Service, founded in 1993,
is an affinity group of grantmakers representing the whole spectrum
of philanthropy, including private foundations, individual donors,
corporate foundations and community foundations. The Grantmaker
Forum is organized around the belief that servicegiving of
oneself for purposes greater than oneselfis a fundamental value
of American democracy; it is a value that should be supported and
celebrated.
The
Grantmaker Forum on Community & National Service holds that in order
for the service ethic to be promoted and valued broadly, it must
be nurtured by the public, private and nonprofit sectors. The public
sector's affirmative efforts to encourage an ethic of service and
volunteering are reflected in such federally-funded national service
programs as the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. The private
sector's role in promoting an ethic of service and civic engagement
is represented in corporate giving programs as well as employee
volunteer programs. The nonprofit sector makes its own unique contribution,
most explicitly by its reliance on and engagement with community
volunteers who donate time and money to deliver programs and services
to those in need.
The
Grantmaker Forum is devoted to raising awareness about the value
and power of service and volunteering, and maximizing opportunities
for all Americans to serve. The Grantmaker Forum pursues its mission
through sponsoring events, community
dialogues, issue-based research, networking, publications, and an
annual conference.
We
welcome grantmakers and other interested community leaders to learn
more about the history
of the Grantmaker Forum and to join
us in our efforts.
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