Executive leadership of the Council on Foundations and Hispanics in Philanthropy hosted this kick-off dialogue with foundation executives and senior staff with the U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona. Ulcca Joshi Hansen, Co-Interim Executive Director of Grantmakers for Education, moderated the discussion.
The Secretary shared the Department's priorities and strategic initiatives in 2023, with a special focus on priorities for LatinX students, as well as discussed the ongoing relationship the Department would like to have with philanthropy.
Future conversations with Department senior program officials will follow in February and March on topics including, diversifying the teacher workforce, college and career pathways, learning acceleration, and early learning.
Dr. Miguel Cardona
Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
Shital Shah
Senior Advisor for Strategic Partnerships
U.S. Department of Education
Dr. Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Co-Interim Executive Director
Grantmakers for Education
Ana Marie Argilagos
Member, Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
President & CEO
Hispanics in Philanthropy
Kathleen Enright
President & CEO
Council on Foundations
Join us for the January meeting of our Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically for foundations working on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Guest Speaker: Alex Hiniker, Director of Sustainability Initiatives at Carnegie Mellon University, who is the architect of the Voluntary Local Review
Connect with community foundation peers to learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The group meets monthly via Zoom to discuss SDG hot topics including education, local implementation, community alignment and communication, professional development, data, grantmaking, and more. This community is primarily focused on expanding the SDGs in the United States through community foundation action, but all nationalities are welcome.
By registering for this event, you agree to share some identifying information with the Central Florida Foundation, the partner for this event.
Join us for the November meeting of our Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically for foundations working on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Guest Speaker: Kate Landon, Strategic Engagement Director, Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens US Foundation
Connect with community foundation peers to learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The group meets monthly by Zoom to discuss SDG hot topics including education, local implementation, community alignment and communication, professional development, data, grantmaking, and more. This community is primarily focused on expanding the SDGs in the United States through community foundation action, but all nationalities are welcome.
By registering for this event, you agree to share some identifying information with the Central Florida Foundation, the partner for this event.
Join us for the October meeting of our new Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically for community foundations who are working on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Meeting Topic: 17 Rooms Initiative
Guest Speakers: Jacob Taylor, Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development
Connect with community foundation peers to learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The group meets monthly by Zoom to discuss SDG hot topics including education, local implementation, community alignment and communication, professional development, data, grantmaking, and more. This community is primarily focused on expanding the SDGs in the United States through community foundation action, but all nationalities are welcome.
By registering for this event, you agree to share some identifying information with the Central Florida Foundation, the partner for this event.
Philanthropy has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years in terms of the sources of wealth underlying charitable gifts, the allocation of resources, and its decision-making processes. More than ever, those engaged in philanthropy need an ethical orientation to inform their work.
Combining expertise from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s Grantmaking School and the Council on Foundations, this session will:
Provide you with practical tools and step-by-step guidance in navigating ethical problems
Michael D. Layton, Ph.D.
W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Ben McDearmon
Staff Counsel
Council on Foundations
This course is intended for foundation staff, donors, and others engaged in grantmaking. If you do not fit this profile but are interested in attending, please email Emily.Brenner@gvsu.edu before registering.
This session is presented by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, with special participation by the Council on Foundations.
Communications
Weld Community Foundation
Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist
Maine Community Foundation
Philanthropy Exchange is a peer-to-peer platform that connects Council members through shared interests, topics or resources. On the Exchange members can:
Learn more about the Exchange by contacting, Tucker Rush.
Leading Locally was an informative, engaging, and energizing event where attendees developed practical skills and connected with peers on the issues that matter to our work. Here's a look back at some exciting moments from our time together.
Even though the conference is over, the learning continues! The Leading Locally All Year Long webinar series will explore key topics that impact your place-based work.
In this webinar, the Council’s Legal Resources team took an in-depth look at the self-dealing rules applicable to private foundations under section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code. This webinar provided an analysis of the relevant rules and regulations governing transactions between private foundations and disqualified persons, including situations involving payment of compensation and expense reimbursement to disqualified persons, sharing employees between foundations and related companies, grants with the potential to benefit disqualified persons, and many more.
Remy Barnwell
Staff Counsel
Ben McDearmon
Staff Counsel
The Council on Foundations partnered with the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) to discuss why and how corporate philanthropy is acting to prevent the funding of hate and extremism. Watch the recording to learn more about this issue, why it is urgent, and hear from corporations who are taking action to make a difference.
Lacey Gaitan
Senior Director, Content & Learning
ACCP
David Kass
Vice President, Government Affairs and Legal Resources
Council on Foundations
Dr. Shanell McGoy
Senior Director, Public Affairs, Corporate Giving
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Peter Stern
Director, Content Policy Stakeholder Engagement
Meta
Join us for the launch of our new Values-Aligned Philanthropy Peer Learning Circle. This engagement opportunity is designed to connect community foundation staff across the country who are working to explore, design, implement, or refine their organizational values-aligned grantmaking or anti-hate funding policies. Chaired by May Leong, Senior Institutional Partnerships Officer at the East Bay Community Foundation, and Winter Kinne, Vice President of Development at the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, this Peer Learning Circle will meet regularly on a schedule decided by the group.
Registration is open to community foundation staff only.