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Advocacy and Public Policy Priorities for Community Foundations - Center for Community Foundations

https://cof.org/center-community-foundations/advocacy-and-public-policy-priorities
The Council supports policies that allow philanthropy to grow, thrive, and advance the greater good. We play an active role in shaping a policy environment that enables you to do your work most effectively, and we engage with lawmakers and partners to stay connected with emerging issues that…

Community Philanthropy Update - June 2017

https://cof.org/blogs/newsletter/2017-06-15/community-philanthropy-update-june-2017
This month I’m highlighting the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® program, which I’m delighted to report continues to add distinction to the work of the field. I'm also sharing several other resources below to help kick off the summer season, including “…

Looking Back at Mexico City—Reflections and Ways Forward

https://cof.org/blogs/re-philanthropy/2018-03-06/reflections-nacf-pt-1
The first-ever North American Community Foundations Summit was held in Mexico City on February 5-6 and was co-hosted with Comunalia, Community Foundations of Canada. With over 200 attendees, the Summit focused on achieving the SDGs and included discussions about reducing poverty, building resilient…

Building Together 2024 - FAQs

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From Jamaica to Virginia: Initial Thoughts About My Atlas Corps Journey

https://cof.org/blogs/re-philanthropy/2017-03-21/jamaica-virginia-initial-thoughts-about-my-atlas-corps-journey
Excited, relieved, eager, anxious—those were some of the feelings I experienced when I found out I was selected as an Atlas Corps Fellow to serve at the Council on Foundations. I was working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Jamaica when I received the confirmation…

Legal Matters for Community Foundations - Virtual - March 2025

https://cof.org/event/legal-matters-community-foundations-virtual-march-2025
Training Hours Tuesday, March 18: 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Thursday, March 20: 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Throughout the training, sessions will include: Insight from Council's top-notch legal team that interacts with nearly 2,000 foundation leaders each year Trends spotted by our broader team…

Legal Matters for Community Foundations - Virtual - September 2025

https://cof.org/event/legal-matters-community-foundations-virtual-september-2025
Training Hours Tuesday, September 9: 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Thursday, September 11: 1:00-4:30 p.m. ET Throughout the training, sessions will include: Insight from Council's top-notch legal team that interacts with nearly 2,000 foundation leaders each year Trends spotted by our…

Community Foundations Update - November 2016

https://cof.org/blogs/re-philanthropy/2016-11-08/community-foundations-update-november-2016
Council Submits Letter to Treasury on Forthcoming DAF Regulations As part of our ongoing dialogue with the Department of the Treasury, the Council met with senior officials to deliver a letter outlining the potential negative implications that forthcoming regulations on DAFs could have on our…

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Bookmark this page! We will update it with action alerts as opportunities to contact your congressional representation arise. Learn about rules and guidelines for permissible lobbying and advocacy activities by foundations.

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