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“…outside resources will be much more effectively used if the local community is itself fully mobilized and invested, and if it can define the agendas for which additional resources must be obtained.”
-”Building Communities from the Inside Out,” John P. Kretzmann…
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Coming Soon - Council Advocacy Toolkit
As Congress breaks at the end of the month for August recess, we know many of our readers will want to connect with their elected officials as they spend time back in their…
Joop Rubens is the director of development at the Firelight Foundation, a member of the Council on Foundations. This blog first appeared on the Firelight Foundation’s blog.
Breaking News: House Passes Key Charitable Bill
Bill Would Simplify Excise Tax to 1% & Make IRA Rollover Permanent
We’re excited to report that this morning, the United States House of Representatives passed an important legislative package impacting philanthropy, the “America…
Miami is wonderful. It’s also where the 2012 COF Family Philanthropy Conference is happening. Although we are only one day in, I can safely say that traveling from California was well worth it.
The setting is gorgeous of course, and I’ve been posting images of the harbor, the art deco…
Austin, Texas, is the top spot to be an entrepreneur, make movies, get fit, have a dog, and eat barbeque—but as recently as a decade ago we ranked near the bottom of per capita giving. While other Texas cities, like Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, have a long history of…
Page Snow is the chief philanthropic officer at Foundation Source.