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A well-trained staff and an informed board are critical to the success of community foundations in our fast-changing world. This course helps new and growing community foundation staff build the essential skills they need to balance governance and management with the broader understanding of…
Bequests: Encouraging Conversations
Join this interactive and informal virtual-meet up for all community foundation staff who are philanthropic advisors or involved in donor stewardship. This peer-led conversation will be a time to connect with peers across the nation and share learnings.…
Navigating IRA Charitable Gifts
In this virtual meet-up, we will dive deep into the world of Individual Retirement Account (IRA) charitable gifts and how they can benefit both donors and the charitable organizations they support. We will discuss the ins and outs of the IRA charitable gifts…
High Touch Donors: Strategies and Solutions
Join this discussion for peer-led insights to gain knowledge and inspiration from your peers in the field who have experienced challenges and successes working with high-touch donors. The interactive discussion will be an open conversation to exchange…
The Council on Foundations promotes the highest standards of ethical behavior. As a condition of membership, Council members agree to practice our profession with integrity, honesty, and a commitment to maintain and strengthen public trust in our institutions, as outlined in our Ethical Principles…
THANKS FOR MAKING 2013 A SUCCESS!
From testimony before the Ways and Means Committee and Foundations on the Hill to the launch of our Network Team and publication of new resources, 2013 has been quite an eventful year for the Council and the philanthropic field. Because of your collaboration and…
The effort to reach an agreement on the federal budget gives hope that Congress can work together in a bipartisan manner. This could be a positive sign that comprehensive tax reform might gain momentum in 2014. We are hopeful that the parties will continue to come together on issues vitally…
by Nelli Garton
I know I am not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world and the incredible needs that philanthropy is trying to address. We can't fulfill these on our own, so where do we start? Are we just providing short-term solutions when the whole system is breaking down…
This article was originally published on the Philantopic Blog at Philanthropy News Digest. It is reposted here with permission.
In September, Darren Walker became the tenth president of the Ford Foundation. Before coming to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation's…