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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…

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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.

Permissible Grantees for Donor-Advised Funds

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This chart details which organizations can receive grants from donor-advised funds and which ones cannot.

Council Summary: Report to Congress on Supporting Organizations and Donor-Advised Funds

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The Treasury Department released its report on donor-advised funds (DAFs) and supporting organizations (SOs) in December of 2011. This report, mandated by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, was due in August 2007. The report is 109 pages, including appendices, and is divided into five chapters…

Engaging Donor-Advised Funds in Impact Investing

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A Toolkit for Community Foundations “Impact investing” is the practice of investing for social and environmental impact while generating financial return. For community foundations, impact investing represents a new, complementary tool for achieving community change. Community foundations are…

Legal Background on the Charitable Purpose of Donor-Advised Funds

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Donor-advised funds are specifically defined in Section 4966(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code as a “fund or account which is separately identified by reference to contributions of a donor or donors, which is owned and controlled by a sponsoring organization, and with respect to which a…

Do More than Grow: Realizing the Potential of Community Foundation Donor-Advised Funds

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Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) have been a growth engine for community foundations since the 1990s but the aspiration today is for DAFs to do more. In Do More than Grow: Realizing the Potential of Community Foundation Donor-Advised Funds, new data and analysis of donor behavior reveals the significant…

Philanthropy's New Voice: Building Trust With Deeper Stories and Clear Language

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United States foundations are an essential element of America’s social sector, supporting causes from public libraries to groundbreaking research, to new approaches to building a more equitable world. But despite their reach, foundations have an identity problem. From small towns to Washington, D.C…

Community Foundation Week 2024 Resources

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Celebrating National Community Foundation Week November 12-18: Engage with Your Local Community Today! Community Foundation Week, created in 1989 by former president George H.W. Bush, recognizes the important work of community foundations throughout America and their collaborative and innovative…

Sample Fund Activity Policy

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This sample fund activity policy provides language that you can either use in a stand-alone policy or incorporate into an existing donor-advised fund agreement or policy. 

Webinar Recording: Words Matter: Getting Your Communications Ready for #CFWeek

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With Community Foundation Week (#CFWeek) just days away, this midday webinar is the perfect time to brush up on communications tips around pitching press releases, creating marketing email campaigns that click with your audience, navigating social media, and showcasing your foundation's work…

Better Stories, Better Language: A New Voice for Philanthropy

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The Council on Foundations and the Center for Public Interest Communications have recently completed a scan of the dominant narratives around foundations. Our findings, in short: We need better stories and better language if we really want to lift up the positive impact of our work, push back…

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