The Council is planning to deepen its support for the role community foundations play as policy advocates through the upcoming launch of a new, optional, paid membership add-on.

Council on Foundations will be at G20 in South Africa, what we're tracking on locally led development, plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

The Community Foundations National Standards Board (CFNSB) is inviting professionals like you to volunteer for the 2026 National Standards Review Committee, and share feedback on National Standards to help us improve its relevance, clarity, and impact.

Looking back at #UNGA80, tracking locally led development, plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

There are only two weeks left to participate in the CF Insights Annual Survey for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) before the October 3 deadline!

With UNGA just ahead, we continue to track policy changes at home and around the world that are bending the path of cross-border giving.

A new Community Foundation Legal Support Fund provides funding to support responding to litigation, audits, or investigations.

In this edition of the Global Philanthropy Update we continue to track shifting policies in U.S. and abroad that affect global funders and cross-border grantmaking.

This month's Community Philanthropy Update announces the beginning of the Fiscal Year 2024 CF Insights survey. Participate before the October 3, 2025 deadline! 

This month's Community Philanthropy Update announces our new Legal Support Fund and expanded legal resources for community foundations will help you navigate growing legal and regulatory threats.

In this edition of the Global Philanthropy Update we continue to track shifting policies in U.S. and abroad that affect global funders and cross-border grantmaking.

This month's Community Philanthropy Update recognizes the growing Center for Community Foundations and the added expertise of incoming Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Foundation Advisory Group.

This month's Community Philanthropy Update focuses on how you can join us and meet the current moment at Leading Locally 2025 in Minneapolis-St. Paul this summer. 

In this edition of the Global Philanthropy Update we share a statement made alongside our fellow foundation leaders, reaffirming core principles that ground us all.

This month's Community Philanthropy Update shares updates on CF Insights Annual Survey results over 600 community foundations in fiscal year 2023 (FY23). This snapshot of growth trends across the field is now live! We hope it helps you build a broader understanding of community foundation…

In this edition of the Global Philanthropy Update we acknowledge the major policy changes in Washington and their impact on the philanthropic landscape, and highlight how philanthropy is responding to the closure of USAID and cuts to U.S. aid broadly.