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A mission statement gives all who are interested an idea of why the foundation was established and how it defines its own work. The statement is usually broad, worded to reflect the donor’s intent, and give a flavor of the foundation’s values and interests. For family foundation trustees,…
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In This Week's Edition of Snapshot…
Tax Reform Update: Health care debate slows other legislative action, but Congress is still ramping up for tax reform
House Appropriations Committee to consider Johnson Amendment provision in a bill markup today
Senate Finance to hold…
The Council is excited to once again join the Growing Community Foundation Conference as a Resource Partner on October 1-3, 2017.
Join your community foundation colleagues in Wichita, Kansas for this dynamic Conference tailored but not limited to small-staffed and volunteer-led…
The Claremont Evaluation Center provides world-class practical and theoretical training workshops in evaluation and applied research. Topics range from Grant Writing, to topics in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, to sector-specific issues in Evaluation, such as education, sustainable…
Introduction
Should your foundation board members be compensated for service, or should they serve in a voluntary capacity? Whether you are considering this issue for the first time, or whether it’s a question that has arisen before, compensation has become more than an internal management…
Data gathered in the 2016 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF) show that participating private foundations reported an average return of 6.4 percent for the 2016 fiscal year (January 1 – December 31, 2016)…
This article will help your board consider three main questions:
What are the advantages and limitations of large versus small boards?
What size will help us best accomplish our mission?
How do our colleagues approach this question?
Although board size varies significantly among…