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GLOBAL TRAINING
Global Grantmaking Essentials
Join us for a thorough overview of the laws governing global grantmaking. This training offers practical solutions for foundation staff responsible for making grants abroad.
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Private foundations wishing to make a cross-border grant must ensure that:The grant is clearly for a charitable purpose, andThe grant counts as a qualifying distribution for the purpose of meeting the foundation’s annual distribution requirement.The easiest way for a private foundation to satisfy…
Gain insights from peers on how they’ve leveraged community foundation benchmarking data to inform decision-making.These peer-led, highly interactive sessions take you beyond the data. You will come away from the discussion better equipped to apply learnings from peer comparisons to derive insights…
Watch the webinar recording to dive into the latest findings from the CF Insights FY24 Annual Survey, and hear how peers across the country leverage detailed community foundation business model data to make informed decisions on how to inform their own operations.David Rosado, Director for…
With the proliferation of bitcoin and other forms of digital (or "crypto") currencies around the world, a growing number of charitable donations are being given via these transaction vehicles. To what extent have community foundations entered this space? Which cryptocurrencies are the most popular…
The Activity-Based Costing toolkit helps community foundations assess the true costs of their products and services to donors. Now, we’re offering support to help you apply the toolkit’s findings, align your business model to your mission and strategy, and drive greater impact.
We now offer…
The 2025 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date data on U.S. philanthropic sector salaries, benefits, and demographic details, with information presented by grantmaker type, foundation type, asset size, and geographic location. The 2025 Grantmaker…
This interactive peer event is uniquely curated for Council on Foundation's Community Foundation Plus Members to share real-time experiences, challenges, and strategies. Together, we will explore how foundations are supporting grantee partners and communities through times of political change…
https://cof.org/content/grants-organizations-donor-advised-funds-expenditure-responsibility-required
Use this flowchart to determine if grants from donor-advised funds require expenditure responsibility.
Expenditure responsibility is a five step procedure that is designed to ensure that foundation funds are used for exclusively charitable purposes.
The five basic steps that are required for completing expenditure responsibility include:
Conducting a pre-grant inquiry including a reasonable…
What if each community foundation can know what all community foundations collectively know?
Data is a driving force behind effective decision-making, and in the world of philanthropy, it's no different. Through CF Insights, community foundations can access up-to-date, real-world data on…