He is the Program Manager of the Global Fund for Community Foundations, an international grantmaking organization aimed at supporting community foundations in developing and transitioning countries.

Prior to this position, Mr. Samorodov was involved in community philanthropy development with the Russian office of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

The Global Fund is legally based at the European Foundation Center in Brussels and aims to become an independent grant-making foundation by 2009. Mr. Samorodov is currently engaged in designing approaches to raise the institutional capacities of community foundations in developing and transitioning countries and promoting the concept worldwide.