Knowledge as leadership, belonging as community: How Canadian community foundations are using vital signs for social change

This article explores how Canadian community foundations utilize the "Vital Signs" reporting tool to implement a knowledge-driven leadership approach for social change. It argues that a community foundation’s greatest asset is its knowledge of the community, rather than just its endowment size. The paper discusses how these foundations reframe the concept of "community" to be less about strict locale and more about engagement and belonging, using data to drive change agendas both locally and nationally through inclusive models.