In the latest issue of The Foundation Review, we focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they can be used as tools for community leadership.

The SDGs, based on five pillars for sustainable development (economic, social, environmental, cultural, security), acknowledge that sustainable development needs to happen everywhere and that inequality exists within all communities. As such, the SDGs are meant to be implemented in all nations, with a focus on community-level actions and indicators that are meant to ensure that no one is left behind.

Perhaps because of their origin with the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goals may be seen by U.S.-based foundations as applying to developing countries, not to them and the communities they serve. The articles in volume 13, issue 4 demonstrate that the SDGs are a robust blueprint for any philanthropist concerned about the many global challenges we all face.

Read the full article about community leadership and SDGs by Teri Behrens at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy.