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Asset Funders Network Goals and Objectives

Goals

The Asset Funders Network is committed to sharing successful initiatives and strategies for increasing ownership of high-return assets and promoting access to the tools and supports needed to build wealth. Our specific goals are to:

1. Increase the visibility of asset-building within the philanthropic community
2. Advance asset building best practices
3. Leverage resources to support asset building activities
4. Serve as a conduit for local, regional, and national asset building initiatives
5. Integrate asset building into other economic, community, and individual development efforts
6. Provide a voice for asset building grantmakers
7. Connect financial and intellectual capital to advance the field
8. Serve as a resource for funders interested in asset-building work

Annual Objectives

The network holds regular webinars, meetings, and hosts a website, designed to provide its members with the latest asset-building information, strategies and resources.

Provide a forum to discuss strategies, promising practices, and policies.

1. Hold an annual membership meeting.
2. Participate in philanthropic meetings targeted to the asset-building field.
3. Provide a webinar series that presents strategies and information on a diverse array of asset building topics.
4. Promote coordination and strategizing among members.

Raise the visibility of asset building strategies within the philanthropic community.

1. Develop partnerships and/or working relationships with other asset building networks and groups.
2. Reach out to funders interested in asset building strategies.
3. Participate in philanthropic forums intended to educate foundation staff about the effectiveness of asset building approaches.

Serve as a resource for funders interested in asset building work.

1. Serve as a clearinghouse and link to the latest information from the asset-building field.
2. Provide e-newsletters highlighting news, initiatives, policies, and events.
3. Maintain a website with up-to-date information and links to important information from the asset-building field.
4. Commission funder briefs that highlight strategies, best practices, and initiatives to provide guidance for new funders.

Offer networking opportunities to build funder collaborations.

1. Include networking opportunities at all AFN functions.
2. Create networking opportunities at other forums/events.
3. Join with other groups in asset field (community tax field, NFG, COF, GIST, philanthropy roundtable) - provide content for and/or co-host meetings.
4. Create a matrix on who is funding what in the field in order to facilitate funding collaboration.
5. Increase philanthropic funding for asset building initiatives.