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Recap of Winter Retreat for Foundation CEOs
Executive Summary
Thank you for joining us in December as we gathered together in sunny San Diego to share best practices from the front lines of philanthropic leadership at the Council’s Winter Retreat for Foundation CEOs. When asked for one word…
We are thrilled to announce that our 2016 Annual Conference will be held September 13-15 in Missoula, Montana!
In celebration of our 40th anniversary, this conference will be the culmination of a year of reflecting, celebrating and inspiring our work together.
Make your plans now! In addition to…
Traveling from Northern New Hampshire to the Fall Conference in New Orleans offered me a birds-eye reminder of the rural-urban connections in our lives. And got me thinking about a slightly different role for community foundations.
Getting to the airport is often the first real leg of any…
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Attending Foundations on the Hill in April? Curious about how the fast-paced, animated, and often complex political environment can trickle down to influence your work? Wondering about whether tax reform will ever happen and, when it does, how these changes…
Sarah Gilbert is director of philanthropic services for the Omaha Community Foundation.
Every other year, the Council brings together recognized thought leaders from both the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors for a conversation exploring topics of critical interest to the future of the social sector. The 2016 Spring Colloquium will consider the changing public contract and the…
One of my core identities is "learner." In fact, three of my top five strengths (according the Gallup StrengthsFinder tool) have to do with collecting, savoring, and sharing information. I love the Fall Conference for all its different ways to experience learning. But there is a flip side…
"Can you imagine if we designed the entire city for children?"
This was stated by Enrique Peñalosa Londoño, former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia, and it has stuck with me for many years. The idea of designing an entire city for children, or better yet, giving back to a community that our…