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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.

Matching Gifts and Donor Benefits

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Question: A public television station provides thank-you gifts of varying values based upon the amount of a donor’s contribution. An employee of a corporation makes a gift to a local public television station. Can the corporate foundation match the gift as part of its matching gift program, even…

Honoring Grant Commitments amid Difficult Corporate Finances

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Question: In light of current economic conditions, the corporation has asked whether the company's private foundation may honor grant commitments already made by the corporate giving program. Can the private foundation make these grants? Answer: Maybe. The facts and circumstances…

Disaster Response Resources from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on disaster response for corporate foundations and giving programs. 

Trends in Disaster Philanthropy: Examining 15 Years of Disaster Giving to the Asia-Pacific

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Give2Asia's report looks at 15 years of its grantmaking to understand giving patterns, program impact, and opportunities in the philanthropy sector.

Disaster Relief: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations

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Moved by widely publicized human suffering and increased disaster aid requests, foundations and corporations are becoming more active in the disaster relief field. Grantmakers have a distinct role to play in disasters because of their ongoing relations with grantees, long-term perspective,…

Sample Matching Gift Policy

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This sample matching gift policy can be easily customized for your foundation's use.  

Values-Aligned Philanthropy for Community Foundations

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Through our Values-Aligned Philanthropy project, the Council on Foundations is encouraging foundations to take steps to ensure that they are not funding hate. Our white paper created a landscape scan of the issue and the work being done in the philanthropic sector to combat hate funding. We also…

Proposal Review Flowchart

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This sample proposal review flowchart may be useful for establishing your foundation's processes for grant review.

Community Foundation Scholarship Programs: From A to Z

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  In this month’s “Lunch with Legal Counsel” webinar, Ben McDearmon, Law Clerk and Legal Administrator with the Council, continues our March scholarship series after our discussion earlier in the month on Post-Graduation Scholarships. Ben guides attendees on an exploration of topics around…