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I was a member of the third class of diversity fellows. I value many things about the fellowship. My top two are the structured opportunities for reflection and learning and the access the fellowship provided to the philanthropic field overall, a tremendous support network, and numerous growth…
Kevin Murphy joined the Berks County Community Foundation in Reading, Pennsylvania as its president and first employee in 1994. In 2008, Murphy was named chairman of the board of The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. Murphy also served two terms as president of Community…
On March 21-22, organized philanthropy will gather in Washington, D.C., for Foundations on the Hill, two days of face-to-face meetings with our nation’s legislators.
It’s important that you be there. Shrinking government budgets put an ever-brighter spotlight on foundations. To some in…
Rob retired in December 2018 after 18 years as president of the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) and a career in philanthropy that started with the C.S. Mott Foundation in 1977. His career has also included the Gannett Foundation, Rotary Charities of Traverse City and founding the Grand…
The Council on Foundations' 2014 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey is now closed. The 2014 Salary Tables will be published this fall and the full report will be released in early 2015.
The survey collects information on benefits policies and practices, as well as compensation data for 35…
Many community foundations are recognizing that impact investing can be a powerful tool in our philanthropic toolbox. Mission investments are investments made by foundations to further their philanthropic goals. Since 2009, the Seattle Foundation has committed $4 million of its unrestricted…
“If we are not at the table, we run the risk of being on the menu.” How I remember that comment from last year’s Foundations on the Hill (FOTH). Sure enough, we had a close call this past season with efforts to trim the charitable deduction. This alone provides a major incentive…