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by Astrid "Oz" Spies
In mid-2008, The Denver Foundation started to receive calls from food pantries, reporting that demand was up 20, 30, even 40 percent.
Donations? Those were flat or down. At the same time, Colorado ranked low in comparison to other states when it came to…
Anna Ferreira is a senior of Liberal Studies at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela and is the Director of Female Leadership in the NGO Proyecto Base. Anna founded "El Círculo," a Latin American Female Leadership network with participants from seven countries, thriving to…
In our upcoming webinar, we’ll walk you through practical strategies you can employ to attract and retain bigger corporate gifts. You’ll also learn how to respond to shifts in corporate giving expectations and develop more competitive options. Register now at https://bit.ly/…
Secretary Marcia L. Fudge is the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Throughout her career, Secretary Fudge has worked to help low-income families, seniors, and communities across the country. Secretary Fudge served as U.S. Representative for the 11th…
Alison Acosta Winters was most recently a Senior Policy Fellow at Americans for Prosperity and the Charles Koch Foundation where she worked on trade, economic, and fiscal policy. While there, Winters participated in the Convergence Building a Better Budget Process dialogue with a broad array of…
The second-ever President and CEO of Convergence has served for three decades as a senior executive in the business, government, and nonprofit arenas, David Eisner brings passion and experience to problem-solving through community-building, coalition work, and civic engagement that bridge…
On June 9, 2021, Senators King (I-ME) and Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act. The Council on Foundations opposes this legislation.
The bill has several provisions that would negatively impact the philanthropic sector, including:
Establishing new and…
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California Governor Newsom appointed Lourdes Castro Ramírez to serve as Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency on March 2, 2020. She leads and oversees 10 state departments responsible for expanding affordable housing, developing comprehensive solutions to end homelessness…
Karla Mercado serves as the director of Philanthropy CA and Public Policy. She serves as a strategic partner and supports the organization’s key statewide public policy initiatives and collaborations for Philanthropy CA. Karla works with Philanthropy CA staff to determine and prioritize…