The Consortium of Foundation Libraries (CFL) is a vehicle for enhancing learning, sharing resources and coordinating information services among foundation libraries and archives. Building strategic partnerships that support and advance philanthropy, the Consortium is composed of libraries and information centers associated with:
Grantmaking foundations that are privately endowed or publicly supported
Private operating foundations
Nonprofit organizations whose function is performing services for foundations or collecting and disseminating information relating to the foundations' fields of interest
Other nonprofit organizations whose aims and operations are deemed by the membership to be similar to the above
The Consortium of Foundation Libraries started in the early 1970's as a "brown bag" group of foundation libraries in New York City. Meeting occasionally for professional development and networking, this core group was the impetus for establishing the Consortium. Expanding professional interests and emphases as well as the expansion of organized philanthropy have increased the CFL membership in recent years. The Consortium of Foundation Libraries is an officially recognized Affinity Group of the Council on Foundations. CFL currently numbers over 50 organizational members.
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