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The Board of Directors at the Council on Foundations has elected Sherry Magill, President of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, to a three-year term as its new Chair. She succeeds Kevin Murphy who has served as Chair since 2012 and will remain on the board for another year.
"The bulk of my career…
Many observers view 2012 as a year when little will get done legislatively, as the candidates and political parties jockey for position in advance of the presidential election. Contrary to that opinion, this year is actually a huge opportunity for interested parties-like foundations-to build…
Margaret E. Gage is president of the Proteus Fund.
Thank you to all of those who joined us for our 2014 Annual Conference: Philanthropy Exchange. With more than 1,200 philanthropic leaders – attendees, speakers, partners and exhibitors – the conference opened conversations on the critical issues facing our society and the ways…
https://cof.org/blogs/re-philanthropy/2013-02-14/why-philanthropy-needs-diversity-fellowship-program
At Proteus Fund we’ve pondered how to address the challenge of increasing the number of professionals of color working in philanthropy, not just to increase the diversity of faces around the table but to expand the life experiences and perspectives that foundation professionals bring to their…
At the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., some funders were expressing a move toward a new way of doing business with their grantees. Accountability has long been a theme in grantmaking. It has traditionally been top-down – foundations being held accountable to the…