Community Broadcasting Foundation

{{Short description|Radio funding organisation in Australia}}

The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is an independent non-profit funding organisation based in Melbourne. The CBF receives funds from the Australian Government to distribute through grant programs to support the maintenance and development of community broadcasting in Australia.{{cite web |title=Community radio |url=http://www.dbcde.gov.au/media_broadcasting/radio/community_radio |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |publisher=Dept of Communications - Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090519123719/http://www.dbcde.gov.au/media_broadcasting/radio/community_radio |archive-date=2009-05-19 |url-status=dead }}

The mission of the CBF is to assist the Australian community broadcasting sector in becoming well-resourced, independent, diverse and accessible.{{cite web |title=About the CBF |url=http://www.cbf.com.au/Content/templates/about_cbf.asp?articleid=6&zoneid=5 |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |publisher=Community Broadcasting Foundation}}{{cite web |title=The Australian community broadcasting sector |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2007/1866807.htm

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The CBF aims to reflect the non-profit volunteer driven philosophy of the community broadcasting sector. As such it operates with a small secretariat and around forty volunteers who sit on various committees advising on grants and projects as well as the board of directors.