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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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This toolkit is designed for community and public foundations that want to support grantee involvement in civic and policy activities to increase organizational capacity and impact. While its primary focus is on the grantmaking activity of these foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and…
This toolkit is designed for private foundations that want to support grantee involvement in civic and policy activities to increase organizational capacity and impact. While its primary focus is on the grantmaking activity of foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and guidance for policy…
Addressing how our nation can maintain its historical commitment to embracing people of all faith backgrounds against a backdrop of polarization, Pluralism in Peril by the Inclusive America Project looks at tools and strategies available to defenders of this core American value.
https://cof.org/content/trends-disaster-philanthropy-examining-15-years-disaster-giving-asia-pacific
Give2Asia's report looks at 15 years of its grantmaking to understand giving patterns, program impact, and opportunities in the philanthropy sector.
As the United States faces division over the increasing religious diversity in the nation, faith leaders and philanthropists came together in 2018 to discuss #ThisAmericanMoment. The event, This American Moment: Bridging Religious Divides, was co-hosted by the Council on Foundations, The…
This brief provides practical advice on setting strategy, ensuring on-the-ground presence, and selecting partners for U.S.-based companies with foundations and/or giving programs that are either venturing into the international giving arena or seeking to enhance their current programs. The last…
While cross-border philanthropy has much in common with domestic giving within a country, it also differs in significant and challenging ways. Language differences, communication across vast distances, unfamiliar cultural values and perspectives, multiple legal systems, and disparate accounting…
If you have any questions, pleae email legal@cof.org.
Topics included regulations like the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), US Treasury’s voluntary anti-terrorism guidelines and more.
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Community Foundations around the country recognize that they must deploy capital beyond financial assets to improve their regions. At the same time, our community leadership has grown frustrated by the pace of change. Most of these leaders have come to understand that…
A Chapter in Mastering Foundation Law:
The Council on Foundations Compendium of Legal Resources
Making grants to institutions outside of the United States is challenging and rewarding. We hope this revised publication will be a useful resource that encourages grantmakers of all types to expand…