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When my husband Bob went to Iraq to cover the war, I was worried but didn’t think of it the way families of our soldiers do. After all, he was there as the anchor of ABC News.
But then the call came that he had been severely injured. Like more than 1 million wives, mothers and other family…
Don’t get me wrong: I love Madonna. Really, I do. But for a while there, anytime I searched the topic of global philanthropy, the only news that surfaced focused on Madonna and her effort to build a number of schools in Malawi. I’m not saying it’s not important or that she’s…
While attending the Council on Foundations annual meeting in San Francisco last week, I learned about exciting new trends in philanthropy.
The theme that really stood out was the graying lines of business, investing, and philanthropy. For profit companies are being founded with the specific…
This flow chart was designed by the Community Foundation of Louisville to describe the procedures for evaluating, processing, and making impact investments in their community. It follows a similar model developed by the Greater Cincinnati Community Foundation, which is discussed in the Community…
Michael Durnil is president of Simon Youth Foundation, a member of the Council on Foundations.
Join us for a three part webinar series in partnership with The Aspen Institute to discuss approaches, tools and strategies for consideration when implementing a place-based initiative and how to garner the necessary support from your Board. Building upon the conversation that began during our…
Having access to good data is a key piece of effective foundation management, but in a data-filled world, knowing how and when to use the information can be daunting. The Council’s Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report has long been a trusted and comprehensive resource for foundations that need to…
Conferences were a way of life in a previous career. The land of higher education was a vast and strange continent, but as a seasoned and wise elder I could pass seamlessly among the inhabitants. Academics who would barely speak to colleagues in their ivy-covered ivory towers turned into animated…
Serena is the former Associate Director of Public Policy for the Council on Foundations.