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Community foundations exist in every state across the U.S. to play a unique role in advancing the greater good. Each community foundation helps create positive change in its region, and serves as a leader, convener, and advocate. Community foundations approach what they do with a collaborative…
You should have received an email from Zoom with your unique information to join the virtual classroom.If you did not receive the email, contact jill.gordon@cof.org.Training HoursTuesday, October 20: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ETThursday, October 22: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ETWednesday, October 28: 1:00-5:00 p.m.…
Ashlee (@thesassybarn) shares WYLDlife Fund, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, are building new wildlife crossings along Wyoming highways to keep residents and wildlife safe. View this post on Instagram …
Led by Council on Foundations staff with collectively decades of experience with global philanthropy, the Global Grantmaking Essentials will also feature guest speakers with deep knowledge on specific issues or countries. Course HoursTuesday, October 20: 1-5 p.m. ETThursday, October 22:…
The 2026 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits (GSB) Key Findings is a visual highlight of the trends and changes that are shaping the philanthropic sector.Also available as a free PDF, the 2026 GSB Key Findings is just a small fraction of the expansive dataset available in the 2026 GSB Report, which…
Service to foundations is in our DNA. While we may have started with community foundations, we've grown throughout our history to serve foundations and institutional givers of all kinds. These are the specific programs and services we offer to each foundation type.
Council initiatives are short-term or timebound activities that help advance our mission, vision, and strategic direction that we are currently pursuing.
Innovia Foundation, winner of the Council on Foundations' Building Together Award, is creating community in a diverse, 40,000-square mile region.Four stories tall and sheathed in weathered wood siding, the J.C. Barron Mill has stood watch over Oakesdale, Wash., population 400, for nearly 140 years…
The Denver Foundation aims to identify what works in an ambitious statewide initiative to build connections across differences.Before the Denver Foundation formally launched Belonging Colorado, one of the largest initiatives by a community foundation to build connections between Americans in this…
Of the 20 Chicago residents deciding the grant awards, none was a grantmaker. One owned a coffee-roasting business; another a dessert and sweets company. A student intern deliberated alongside veterans of community development and organizing. A few had Ivy League degrees. One had spent time in…