Healthy City Community Foundation

How did we start Survey through the local newspaper Public meetings in neighborhoods Model from the US Community Foundations

Other tools to define community needs Information form partners – NGOs, local municipality, health institution, etc. Information from grantees, Officially published information Community mapping, survey,... Knowledge of the community is an important assets of the community foundation Requires human capacity and money

CF has a broad grant making program s culture art history hobby sport education

Various target groups inclusive seniors minorities talented disabled

Grant making process Fair and transparent criteria and selection process Volunteers – experts / advisory board Publicity Easy access

Consultations Monitoring Evaluation Publicity

Children and Youth Improving the environment Rural development Culture and Education Health Social issues Development of Roma Communities Donors suggestions HCCF grant making programs

Grant making program for young people from 13 to 26 years, from 2004 Youth Bank model (GB) Grants for not organized young people 350 € per one project Young volunteers are involved in the whole grant making process and decisions Young volunteers get training (communication, team work, grant making, monitoring, evaluation,…)

Special events Sorry game

Donate a book

Events for donors

Special opportunities Programs designed by donors (Better schools, Green areas,..) Urgent need (Fire in a social housing area, flood) National wide programs, Corporate Foundations (Regional history,,…) Cooperation with other NGOs or local institutions (Essay competition, Consultations for unemployed people)

Thank you Contact : Beata Hirt Healthy City Community Foundation Banská Bystrica, Slovakia