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Keeping donors interested and excited about their philanthropy is a fundamental task for a community foundation. After all, donors are your best source for additional gifts and larger “legacy” gifts in the future.
Community foundations provide donor services to achieve two main goals - to keep…
In this conversation with Champions for Social Good's Jamie Serino, Council President and CEO Vikki Spruill delves into the Council's concept of Leading Together, which focuses on how foundations can come together, collaborate, and leverage resources to magnify impact and advance social…
Question: A potential grantee submitted to us an IRS letter of determination that expired on August 30, 2008. The grantee said that, despite the expiration date, the letter of determination is treated as the grantee's permanent ruling. Is this true?
Answer: Yes. On September 9, 2008…
We will be taking a break from sending Snapshot next week due to our Annual Conference, but will resume sending on May 4. We look forward to seeing those of you who will be joining us in Dallas!
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
Tax Reform Update: Debate continues as charitable…
Conference Evaluations
Thank you for attending the Council on Foundations 2017 Annual Conference. Tell us about your experience in Dallas, TX. Your feedback is one of the most valuable tools we have to plan future programming.
Session Evaluations
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Question: Our corporate foundation is planning to establish a scholarship fund for our employees' children. What do we need to keep in mind and what steps do we need to follow to ensure we are complying with the legal requirements?
Response: The granting of scholarships, fellowships, and…
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Thank you Sherry for that introduction. Sherry is our outgoing Board Chair and has done a remarkable job during her tenure with the Council’s Board. She recently wrote a moving piece that you may have seen on what the Council means to her, and how the Council is and I quote, “…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council on Foundations (COF) today announced the winners of the 2017 HUD Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.
The awards were presented at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas,…
One of the greatest challenges encountered in thinking about evaluation is that there usually is more than one acceptable way to evaluate a given grant, project, or program.
The form that an evaluation takes and the products that it yields will depend on choices made about the following issues…