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About the Council

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The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good. Building on our 75-year history, the Council supports over 1,000 member organizations in the United States and around the world to build trust in philanthropy…

Resources

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This section features all legal, best practices, sample documents, and resources we believe can help grantmakers and foundations. Some of these items are only available to members.

Community Foundation Locator

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Find community foundations in your area.

Advocacy Toolkit

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Sometimes the hardest part of engaging in advocacy can be figuring out where to start. Government is the mechanism for public policy process, and elected officials and their staff are driving and creating policies. As their constituents and important stakeholders in civil society, they need to…

Rules of Advocacy & Lobbying: Private Foundations

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The rules of advocacy and lobbying for private foundations differ somewhat from community and public foundations. As a private foundation, the law allows the following: Advocacy Lobbying Funding Lobbying Advocacy Yes, private foundations may engage in advocacy activities as…

Opportunity Zones - A Value to Your Community?

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What are Opportunity Zones? Created by changes to the tax code in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, Opporunity Zones are state-nominated, economically depressed communities that are in need of new investment. These investments could, under certain circumstances, be eligable for…

Voter Engagement Foundation Toolkits

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The philanthropic sector has a unique opportunity to highlight the voices and concerns of the communities it serves. Nonprofit VOTE, Independent Sector, United Philanthropy Forum, and the Council on Foundations believe we should bring those voices to the forefront. By producing a toolkit to provide…

Public Policy and Advocacy for Grantmakers

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Government policy decisions impact communities and can drive or impede solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing the nation. Engagement in public policy advocacy is therefore crucial to the philanthropic sector's ability to achieve its greatest impact. Public Policy and Advocacy for…

Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Federal Guidance for Grants and Agreements OMB-2023-0017-0001 

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The Council on Foundations welcomes this opportunity to provide comments on the proposed revisions to the Federal Guidance for Grants and Agreements, OMB-2023-0017001.  The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance…

FAQ: Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard

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On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling on two cases involving the use of race-conscious admissions practices by colleges and universities: Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina (UNC). For more information, the Council has a full page…