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This page provides summaries of executive orders and actions relevant to the philanthropic sector. Within each section, the most recent updates appear at the top, along with relevant resources for deeper analysis.To stay up to date on the latest information, bookmark this page and sign up for…
Tickets, tables, and gala invitations may seem like a simple perk of philanthropic giving. For foundation managers, however, they are often far more complex than they appear. If you manage a family, corporate, or community foundation, you have probably faced the question, "Can we use these?" The…
To help community foundations address twin challenges of fewer resources and greater need, CF Insights conducted research by interviewing and collecting survey responses from a cross section of 73 community foundations during the month of October 2008.
The Economic Scenario Planning (ESP) Model, or “Stress Test,” allows community foundations to create five-year forecasts to answer questions about the potential effects of investment market performance and donor behavior.
Consulting services are available for any of our CF Insights operating…
Building on the Activity-Based Costing methodology, the Interactive Strategy Model (ISM) helps community foundations model the impact of strategic changes on their economics.
Consulting services are available for any of our CF Insights operating model analysis tools. Email cfinsights@cof.org to…
Do you want to know how community foundations are finding innovative new sources of support, and diversifying their revenue base? How new revenue sources strengthen each community foundation's differentiation and sustainability? Difficult economic times in 2008-2010 have been an important wake-up…
Following up on CF Insights' November 2008 report "Making Informed Decisions in Uncertain Times", this report is aimed at helping community foundations take informed action in relation to their operating models and community activities in reaction to the economic slump. The findings are based on…
Community foundations understand how the traditional community foundation business model falls short of new aspirations. Sustainability is an ongoing challenge and many community foundations work towards continually adapting their business model to support a changing context and achieve enough…
On September 25, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum addressing domestic terrorism and organized political violence. Find our summary of the provisions in the memo below.Section 1. Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.The recent influx in political violence is not a series of…
Last updated: June 25, 2026.H.R.1 is now federal law; here's the final bill text. In May 2026, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released their Bluebook on H.R.1, which provides a detailed summary of the tax provisions passed in the bill. Upon review of the Bluebook, JCT provided greater…