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Practice and Purpose of Policy
A Training for Community Foundation Leaders
July 30 and August 6, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
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Community Foundations
Community foundations are grantmaking public charities that are dedicated to improving the lives of people in a defined local geographic area. They bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Community foundations vary widely in asset size, ranging from less than $100,000 to more than $1.7 billion.
Community foundations play a key role in identifying and solving community problems. In 2017, they gave an estimated $5.48 billion to a variety of nonprofit activities in fields that included the arts and education, health and human services, the environment, and disaster relief. The Community Foundations National Standards Board confirms operational excellence in six key areas—mission, structure, and governance; resource development; stewardship and accountability; grantmaking and community leadership; donor relations; and communications. Foundations that comply with these standards can display the official National Standards Seal. Currently, over 500 community foundations have earned the seal.
More than 900 community foundations operate in urban and rural areas in every state in the United States; currently, approximately 350 are members of the Council on Foundations. The community foundation model also has taken hold around the world. Community foundations have participated in the growth of international giving by U.S. foundations in recent years, with international giving by community foundations more than tripling, from $103 million in 2011 to $315 million in 2015, and community foundations' share of overall international giving by U.S. foundations more than doubling, from 1.4 percent in 2011 to 3.4 percent in 2015.
You can use our Community Foundation Locator to view a list of community foundations in the United States.
Below is everything on our site for community foundations. We highly recommend that you use the navigation or our search feature to find what you're looking for on our site. Please also visit cof.org/community-foundations for curated community foundation content.
Washington Snapshot: House Committee Sets Series of Tax Reform Hearings, White House Sends Rescissions Proposal to Congress
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
House Committee Sets Series of Tax Reform Hearings
White House Sends Rescissions Proposal to Congress
IRS Debuts New EO Search Tool
Form 990s for Calendar-Year Organizations Due Soon
In the States: Vermont Considers Repeal of Charitable Deduction; Municipal…
Data Shows More Needs to be Done to Bring Widespread Prosperity to the South
SECF is partnering with the Council on Foundations to promote the first Inclusive Economic Prosperity Convening in the South, May 23-24, hosted by The Spartanburg County Foundation. We hope you will join us for this important convening of foundation staff and trustees to learn how philanthropy can…
Walking the walk...
Anyone who has had the responsibility of putting together a team has wrestled with the challenge of determining who will be the best match for the positions that need to be filled. At the recently completed NFL draft, teams approached these decisions from one of two perspectives: Fill the needs on…
Washington Snapshot: Treasury Pushes Ahead with Priority Guidance Despite Backlog from Tax Reform
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
Another House Ways & Means Member Departs Congress
Bill Introduced to Increase Charitable Driver Mileage Rate
Treasury Solicits Input for Priority Guidance Amid Rollout of Tax Reform Regulations
In the States: Pay Equity, Employment Law Changes Advance in…
Legal Matters for Community Foundations - Spokane, WA
This event is part of the Legal Matters for Community Foundations series, which the Council is offering in 2018.
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Led by Bryan Del Rosario, Staff Counsel for the Council on Foundations and Brad Ward, Director of Community Philanthropy, this workshop is…
Community Foundations National Standards Board Announces New Members and Executive Board
Today, the Community Foundations National Standards Board (CFNSB), a supporting organization of the Council on Foundations, announced four new board members.
The CFNSB is a collegial group of professionals from across the U.S. seeking to advance the community foundation field through governing a…
Three Legged Stool: Evaluation, Monitoring, and Feedback
Members, View the Recording
Almost all foundations and nonprofits want a better understanding of how their funding, services and products are (or are not) making a difference in real people’s lives and how they might be improved.
This webinar introduces a new framework for measurement in the social…
Washington Snapshot: Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing Ahead of Recess
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
JCT Releases New Estimates in Advance of Senate Finance Hearing
Council Call Highlights Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Council Raises Concerns About FARA
In the States: Kentucky Preserves Charitable Incentive in Tax Reform, Maryland Passes Law Mirroring the…
Developing an Investment Strategy
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This webinar on investment management is presented by David D. Center, CFA from the Fund Evaluation Group, and is part of the Community Foundation Excellence (CFE) Finance Course. For this particular webinar, objectives include increasing the capacity of participants to:…
Top 10 Questions from the Council's First Legal Matters Workshop
Recording
Miss our Legal Matters for Community Foundations Workshop in Dallas, or did you attend, but really want to hone in on some of the bigger questions that arose from the convening? Workshop hosts Suzanne Friday and Brad Ward will walk you through some of the biggest and most prevelant community…
Excellence in Public-Philanthropic Partnerships Exchange Discussion with HUD Award Winner
Members, Listen to the Recording
On April 24th from 1:00-2:00 p.m.ET, the Excellence in Public-Philanthropic Partnerships Exchange held its first interactive learning opportunity—a panel via phone call with former Secretary's Awards Winners:
Denise Spencer, President and CEO, Community Foundation…
We’re Listening.
“You get nothing done if you don’t listen to each other.” -Barbara Bush
Listening to the remembrances of the late First Lady Barbara Bush this week, I was struck by her sense of humor, and by her uncanny talent for cutting to the heart of the matter. Mrs. Bush may not have been the first to…
Global Philanthropy Update—April 2018
I wanted to make sure you saw the news about transition at the Council—Vikki Spruill, our President & CEO, will be leaving on June 1st to lead the New England Aquarium. Long-time philanthropic leader Gene Cochrane will serve as interim President as we search for a new leader. Our Board Chair…
Washington Snapshot: Council Hosts Inaugural Policy Summit, Congress Tackles IRS Reform
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
Council Hosts Inaugural Public Policy Summit in Philadelphia
Disagreement Over Rescissions Bill Persists in Congress
Package of Bills to Reform IRS Advances Out of Committee
Treasury Announces First Wave of “Opportunity Zones”
Agreement Reached Between…
2018 Public Policy Summit - Recap
Summit Recap
Over the course of three days from April 11–13, 2018, the Council convened over 200 leaders in Philadelphia to participate in our inaugural Public Policy Summit. Attendees engaged in thoughtful discussions around trending issues and the cutting-edge, innovative strategies that…
Community Philanthropy Update—April 2018
I hope you have seen the news that the Council’s President and CEO, Vikki Spruill, will leave us on June 1st to return to her roots in ocean conservation as the new CEO of the New England Aquarium.
We're excited that long-time philanthropic leader Gene Cochrane will serve as interim President as…
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