Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations

Corporate Philanthropy refers to the investments and activities a company voluntarily undertakes to responsibly manage and account for its impact on society. It includes investments of money, donations of products, in-kind services and technical assistance, employee volunteerism, and other business transactions to advance a social cause, issue, or the work of a nonprofit organization. Corporate foundations and corporate giving programs traditionally play a major role in these areas.

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The Council on Foundations Announces 2020 Career Pathways Cohort

The Council on Foundations today, announced the 24 participants selected for the 2020 Career Pathways cohort, a leadership development program designed to increase the number of diverse candidates in the philanthropic leadership pipeline. The newly selected participants represent the seventh cohort…

Washington Snapshot: Private Foundation Excise Tax; Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Tax Act of 2019; President’s 2021 Budget

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot... Private Foundation Excise Tax Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Tax Act of 2019 UBIT Refunds Congressional Ties to Education President’s 2021 Budget Executive Branch and Regulatory Affairs Happening in the States From the Council's…

Council on Foundations Names Three Philanthropic Leaders to its Board of Directors

The Council on Foundations today announced the appointment of three philanthropic leaders to its Board of Directors – Brennan Gould, Mae Hong and Peter Laugharn. Brennan Gould serves as President & CEO of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, a grantmaking organization with a…

Spotlight On: Enabling Environment Experiences from the WINGS Networks

Hosted by Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), the webinar will include representatives from the Spanish Association of Foundations, the Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) to talk about what goes on behind the scenes in the successful strategies to…

2019 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report: Board Compensation Tables

Publication, Research

The 2019 Board Compensation Tables provide foundation board and staff with the tools they need to benchmark their board compensation policies and practices against peers in the field. This report contains data collected through the Council’s 2019 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey and presented…

Legal Matters for Corporate Foundations - San Francisco, CA

Due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Council on Foundations has decided to cancel this Legal Matters for Corporate Foundations. This decision was made out of concern for the health and well-being of our attendees. We will work with…

Thank You for a Great Year!

As 2019 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on my first year at the Council on Foundations. I’m proud of the strides we’ve made in forging strong relationships across the sector, moving our policy agenda forward, supporting the professional growth of members and reimagining both our membership model…

Career Pathways: The Unintended Consequences of Leadership Development

I’ve just finished a year-long program that aims to bring more diverse senior leadership to the philanthropic sector. My time with Council on Foundations’ Career Pathways program was transformative and will, no doubt, have an impact on my thinking and career trajectory in ways that I can’t yet even…

2019 Chapman Prize Awarded to Opportunity Fund, a Leading Nonprofit Microlender

The Council on Foundations and the Daniel and Barbara Chapman Trust today announced Opportunity Fund as the recipient of the 2019 Chapman Prize. For more than 25 years, Opportunity Fund has served as a trusted partner to small business owners in underserved communities by providing access to…

Community Foundations at the Heart of Building Broader Communities in Americas

A Mexican American Linguist describes that in U.S. we would say “why has one of us stolen a television?”. In Mexico, it would be, “one of us has stolen a television, why have we done this?” The emphasis is not on punishing the individual at fault but recognizing our collective failure to…

Nonprofit Law in Ethiopia

Legal Compliance Guidance

Current as of May 2024 | Download print version (PDF) This describes the legal framework of nonprofit organizations (also known as non-governmental organizations or NGOs) in Ethiopia, along with translations of legislative provisions relevant for a foundation or advisor undertaking an equivalency…

Corporate Philanthropy Update - November 2019

It’s hard to believe that in just a few weeks we’ll be bringing in a New Year. If we consider the Internal Revenue Act of 1935 as the start of corporate philanthropy – a time when companies were permitted to deduct 5% of pretax earnings for charitable gifts, it could be concluded that corporations…

Inclusive Economic Prosperity White Paper

In 2018, the Council on Foundations introduced a series of summits on inclusive economic prosperity. These summits were designed to help foundation leaders better understand the leading role that philanthropy can play in developing inclusive economic prosperity outcomes locally. Given the…

Membership Renewal 2020: Calling All Corporate Foundation Members

The Council launched a new approach to membership to better reflect the diversity of the field, but what does that mean for you? Join this members-only conference call to hear more about the model, understand the new renewal process and get your questions answered by Council staff. Learn more about…

Philanthropy and the SDGs: Practical Tools for Alignment

External Resource

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors' guide for philanthropists to align your practices with the SDGs.

Philanthropy and the SDGs: Getting Started