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Evaluation and philanthropic learning are essential to driving social change. Here are five trends to look out for in 2017 – and likely beyond:
1. Integrating Evaluation into Strategy
In the philanthropic, nonprofit, and public sectors, and more recently with socially oriented businesses,…
At the conclusion of Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar, join the Council on Foundation for a small, closed session discussion with community foundation leaders to hear reactions, fresh perspectives, and thought-leadership following an opinion piece on more disruptions for the…
This chart outlines all provisions that affect the operations of supporting organizations.
Basic Rights and Rules for Foundations working with Non-US Citizens
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Effective Dates
The expansion of the definition of disqualified persons is effective for transactions after the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)’s date of enactment (August 17, 2006). The provisions for new automatic excess benefit transactions are effective retroactively, applying to…
On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order on "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements." Since then, there have been protests in cities and airports around the nation, there have been statements from elected officials on both sides of the aisle, and there has…
A well-trained staff and an informed board are critical to the success of community foundations in our fast-changing world. This two-day course helped new and experienced foundation stakeholders build the essential skills they need to balance governance and management.
Created and led by…
Private foundations and donor-advised funds must follow special rules when making grants to certain supporting organizations.
Why is it important to determine if a public charity grantee is a supporting organization?
Supporting organizations are a type of Section 501(c)(3) public charity.…
Indiana University provided a live stream and recording of this session.
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Hosted by Mark Sidel, J.D. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Visiting Chair in Community Foundations at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the Council on Foundations, this…
Ridgway White became president of the Mott Foundation in 2015, as the Flint water crisis was still unfolding. White led the Foundation’s swift approval of a $4 million grant to help the city reconnect to the Detroit water system and begin the process of bringing clean water back to the…