Global Philanthropy Update - November 2018

Although votes in some races are still being counted, we know the results of the US midterm election will lead to changes in Washington in the new year that may impact global grantmakers. From changing Congressional committee leaders to upcoming reviews of US foreign assistance and the 2020 budget process starting in 2019, there are many ways the outcomes of this month’s election can influence the work you support in countries around the world.

These four analyses explore how the election results may impact key policies and institutions that US grantmakers work with globally:

• The Next Battle for US Aid is about to Begin (via Devex)
• Foreign Policy Consequences of the 2018 Mid-Term Elections (via Council on Foreign Relations)
• The Fate of the World Bank During a Divided US Government (via Brookings)
• What the Mid-Term Elections Mean for the United Nations (via UN Dispatch)

Throughout the coming months, we’ll be closely watching for movement on the globally-focused policy issues that the Council has been tracking, including the possibility of changes to the Foreign Agent Registration Act.

If you are interested in our analysis of how the new Congress might impact the philanthropy sector's public policy agenda, Council members can listen to our webinar from earlier this week, now available online.  

As we near the end of 2018, we have a lot of exciting organizational developments coming in the next year, including an office move back to downtown Washington, DC, in February and the arrival of Kathleen Enright as the Council’s next President & CEO on March 5th.

We’ve also kicked off our 2019 membership renewal cycle. Every Council member should have received their dues invoice in the last few weeks. Please let us know your intentions for renewal (and make sure that you don’t keep receiving renewal notices) with this form. If you have any questions about your 2019 membership, please contact membership@cof.org.

We look forward to continuing to work with you in 2019!,

Best,

Natalie Ross
Vice President, External Relations

Council Member Meeting and Awards Ceremony 
Washington, DC | November 28, 2018

The Council on Foundations Awards Program is hosting our first-ever stand-alone program celebrating philanthropic leaders at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on November 28, 2018. We will celebrate four distinct award winners, recognizing a diversity of excellence in philanthropy. The event will include a Council member meeting and the Awards ceremony, with a speech from Stephen Heintz, the 2018 Distinguished Service Award winner and president of the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, on the state of civil society and philanthropy in America today. The evening will conclude with a networking reception.