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Heavy rain led to severe flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, which resulted in the damage of a major water treatment plant. The city's pipes are running dry or likely chemically contaminated, leaving thousands of residents without clean tap water. Jackson had already been under…
Partners in Philanthropy: Engaging with Donors
Join this interactive and informal virtual-meet up for all community foundation staff who are philanthropic advisors or involved in donor stewardship. This peer-led conversation will be a time to connect with peers across the nation and share…
You should have received an email from Zoom with your unique information to join the virtual classroom.
If you did not receive the email, contact jill.gordon@cof.org.
Training Hours
Thursday, October 6: 1:00-5:30 p.m. ET
Friday, October 7: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET; Optional networking may…
As the HR Retreat approaches each year, I crave hummus. Perhaps because we opened the first Council on Foundations and CHANGE Philanthropy HR Summit (now HR Retreat) in 2016 with dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco. The mezze was amazing; the night was full of curiosity. Who were…
Kadar Lewis is a Program Officer at the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation in Los Angeles, CA. As an educator and organizational leader for nearly 20 years, Kadar began his career teaching South LA youth, which ultimately led to leadership positions with ICEF Public Schools, Magic Johnson Foundation, and…
Vikki Spruill is the former President & CEO of the Council on Foundations
Participating in the Council on Foundations' Career Pathways program changed my life for the better. How? The most valuable takeaway was to be bold and to tell the world who we are. In so many ways, Career Pathways helped me and the rest of my cohort cultivate our strengths and our voices.…
In times of crisis, philanthropy and giving programs can often provide support to relieve some burdens for the communities they support. Corporate foundations and giving programs are invited to a peer-led discussion on the methods and processes of scorecards as a tool in responding to national or…
The Council’s Public Policy Action Network is a members-only group of foundation leaders committing their voices, experiences, and networks to engage and educate federal elected officials to foster a policy environment in which philanthropy can thrive. Policymakers depend on the voices and…