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With our partners, National College Access Network (NCAN), and the Council on Foundation's Legal Team and Director of Community Philanthropy, this webinar explores key findings from a recent white paper published by NCAN on the topic of scholarships, discusses…
Please note: This resource was published in 2010.
This guide is designed to help foundations consider how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways family…
The Council on Foundations today announced that it has opened the nomination period for the 2017 Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking. Presented annually, this award recognizes a grantmaker who, with a combination of vision, principle, and personal commitment, is making a critical…
Martha is General Counsel at TechSoup Global, an NGO headquartered in San Francisco. In this role, she oversees compliance, legal operations, as well as various due diligence-based programs, including NGOsource. She is deeply engaged in exploring ways in which philanthropic due diligence can be…
Editor's Note: This reflection is also published on NGOsource's website.
In April I attended the Council on Foundations’ 2017 annual conference, “Leading Together,” in Dallas, Texas. On the second night, attendees were invited to a reception at the Perot Museum of…
Family foundations must grapple with many questions when determining who will serve on the board. For example, who is eligible for board service? The easy answer for many foundations is that all family members are eligible, but how do you define "family member"? This document highlights some…
The Council on Foundations hosted its second annual CEO & Trustee Retreat, in partnership with BoardSource. This dynamic learning event took place December 5-6, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The CEO & Trustee Retreat was designed to help energize foundation executives through leadership…
In this second installment of the Legal and Tax Compliance for Corporate Grantmakers webinar series, viewers will see an in-depth review of the rules against self-dealing, where they come from, and what they involve. We analyze a case study, a real-life “corporate opportunity” fact…