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The Strengthening Community Philanthropy Ad Hoc Working Group developed a set of principles and a proposal to share with lawmakers and the field to strengthen community foundations and donor-advised funds (DAFs) so they are best equipped to continue the important work in their communities long…
Strategies for Planned Giving: Annuities and Trusts
This informal peer discussion will explore the complexities of planned giving, providing an in-depth look at the benefits and mechanisms of charitable gift annuities and trusts. Peers from community foundations across the nation will share…
Joel Zarrow, Ph.D. joins the Park City Community Foundation as President and CEO having spent his career building, growing, and sustaining nonprofit organizations focused on improving community outcomes and social justice. Most recently, Joel served as the CEO of Children’s Literacy Initiative, a…
Lauren Thomas Priest (she/her/hers) serves as a program officer on the Community Impact Team. She leads strategies to reduce racial income and wealth gaps in metro Atlanta through the Foundation’s Income & Wealth systems work.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Lauren has lived in the Atlanta…
Marlene Spalten is a foundation executive leading one of the largest community foundations in Florida since 2012. She is experienced in creative and collaborative philanthropic services, grantmaking, and community leadership. During her tenure at the Community Foundation Tampa Bay, the annual…
Updated June 2024
The Activity-Based Costing (ABC) toolkit helps your community foundation assess the performance of your community foundation’s products and services to make informed decisions and improve sustainability. Match economics to mission, gauge your investment in community leadership…
Voter participation and civic engagement are core facets of a healthy and thriving democracy. At a time when voter participation in the U.S. continues to lag behind that in other countries, foundations have the opportunity to provide needed support. But what can foundations legally do, and what…
WASHINGTON - The Council on Foundations and Independent Sector are disappointed by the court ruling today against the Atlanta-based Fearless Foundation, an organization led by Black women that helps combat underfunding in venture capital by providing grants, tools, and mentorship to women of…