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During the 2014 Annual Conference - Philanthropy Exchange - we will be posting blogs written by speakers and attendees. If you are interested in blogging with the Council, contact john.cochrane@cof.org.
Can you be part of Yankeedom if you live in Minnesota? Have you ever been to “New France…
The following piece originally appeared on Forbes.com. It is written by Brad Phillips of the Institute for Evidence Based Change, a Lumina Foundation grantee.
The largest influx of veterans since the end of World War II will return to the workforce and college in the next several years. The surge…
Size is one of Rhode Island’s secret weapons, and it enables the strategic partnerships and relationships that are at the heart of getting things done. The Race to the Top story is no exception.
In fact, the stage was set for Rhode Island Foundation’s involvement in Race to the Top. Even before…
On Monday, June 9, at the Council’s 2014 Annual Conference: Philanthropy Exchange, Monitor Institute announced a new resource for community foundations, the What’s Next for Community PhilanthropyToolkit.
The What’s Next Toolkit features nearly a dozen interconnected essays,…
This post is part of the #CF100 Series of blog posts. The Council on Foundations is marking the 100th anniversary of the nation’s first community foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, by highlighting the roles of community foundations with this series.
Think back to high school. Senior year…
Christine Kendall is a consultant at FSG, and Rebecca Graves is the executive director for CF Insights. This post originally appeared on FSG’s Social Impact Blog.
Brian Byrnes - President and CEO, Santa Fe Community Foundation
Brian T. Byrnes has been the President and CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation since 2009. Under his leadership the Foundation has significantly grown its role as an influential voice and facilitator of challenging social change…
On January 9th, Wall Street Journal blogger Veronica Dagher posted an article highlighting the opportunity for philanthropic donors with Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) to create a “double bottom line.” Dagher points out that donors at large national funds, such as Schwab, are increasingly…