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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Connecting Community Foundations with the SDGs (Europe)
External Resource
The European Community Foundation Initiative report provides in-depth examples of community foundations throughout Europe adopting the SDGs and how they can work towards achieving the goals.
SDG Partnerships Agenda 2030: Accelerating Progress
External Resource
Philanthropy University, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and GSVlabs published a new report on the SDGs and how the various sectors, including philanthropy, can drive progress towards achieving the SDGs.
FOTH Congressional Reception
The FOTH Congressional Reception is being hosted by the Council on Foundations for friends of the philanthropic sector in Congress, FOTH attendees and philanthropic colleagues in Washington. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) and Rep. George Holding (R-NC) will be recognized for their legislative leadership…
Webinar Recording: Mo Data Mo Problems
When the credit reporting agency Equifax announced in 2017 that it was breached, the personal data of 143 million people was exposed. The company subsequently agreed to a global settlement worth up to $425 million. Cyber attacks do not only occur in the private sector. Cybercriminals…
Growing Giving in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
This report from Charities Aid Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the UK Lottery Fund provides detailed data about the culture of giving in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
Washington Snapshot: 2020 State of the Union; 2020 Budget; House Committees’ Infrastructure Principles Unveiled
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot...
The White House
House Committees’ Infrastructure Principles Unveiled
House Ways and Means Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Department of Treasury
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland…
Washington Snapshot: Earmarks Making a Return to the House; Congressional Budget Office
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot...
Earmarks Making a Return to the House?
Congressional Budget Office
The White House
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Happening in the States
News from the Hill
The Senate was…
Foundations in the News
Philanthropy in the News
Chronicle of Philanthropy Coverage
Inside Philanthropy Coverage
United Philanthropy Forum: "Joint PSO Statement: Keep Equity at the Forefront in Philanthropy's Response to Coronavirus"
DAFNE: "Italian Foundations Emergency Response"
Grant Oliphant: "COVID-19: A test of…
Global Philanthropy Update - January 2020
Happy 2020! January has kicked off with a bang as we’ve been hard at work at the Council to develop exciting programs, publications, and avenues for engagement in 2020 and beyond. I’m excited to share more about the work of our global program as the year progresses and I look forward to continuing…
Washington Snapshot: House Ways and Means Committee; Revisiting Opportunity Zones Designations?
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot...
House Ways and Means Committee
Revisiting Opportunity Zones Designations?
Department of Treasury
The Federal Reserve
Department of Commerce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Happening in the States
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As We Look to the Future...
Last year, the Council on Foundations did a lot of listening. In conversations across the country with those who generously helped to crystalize the Council’s vision for the future, one thing was clear. These philanthropic leaders are devoted to the missions and communities they support and are…
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…
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…
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…