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Accessing Federal Dollars to Strengthen Communities: Elective Pay and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

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Elective Pay (also known as Direct Pay) was passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. Eligible organizations can receive a tax credit for making clean energy investments. Kristin Tracz walks us through how community foundations and their grantees can take advantage of this program for…

Tommy Newman

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Tommy Newman is the Vice President of Public Affairs at the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. His work includes public policy development, political campaigns, and strategic decision making. His interests range from renewable energy to attacking urban poverty and homelessness with a little…

Kristin Tracz

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Kristin supports the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative (CFCC), a nonpartisan, nonpolitical membership network consisting of community foundations from across the country that share a commitment to climate change mitigation, adaptation and alleviating poverty and inequity. CFCC has…

David L. Thompson

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David L. Thompson is Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, the nation’s largest network of nonprofit organizations. The organization is active at the local, state, and federal levels advancing nonprofit policy priorities in the legislative, executive, and judicial…

AAER v. Fearless Foundation Settlement Update

https://cof.org/page/aaer-v-fearless-foundation-settlement-update
On September 11, the parties in American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) v. Fearless Foundation announced a settlement, resulting in the case’s dismissal in the federal district court where it had been pending for more than a year. At issue was the legality of the Fearless Strivers grant program,…

2023 Council on Foundations - Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations (CCSF)

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The CCSF Study is the field’s most comprehensive and authoritative study on investment and governance policies and practices. The 2023 CCSF studies 291 private and community foundations that represent $126 billion in assets. Topics covered include: Returns and Investment Objectives Asset…

As Fearless Foundation Settles Case, Council on Foundations, Independent Sector Encourage Funders to Continue Giving in Line With Values

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WASHINGTON – The Fearless Fund and Fearless Foundation announced a settlement yesterday with the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) and will end its Fearless Strivers Grant Contest that was targeted in a racial discrimination lawsuit by AAER. The settlement does not restrict any charitable…

Strategy for Success

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The following infographic was prepared by Mark Neithercut, of Neithercut Philanthropy Advisors. You can also see his earlier graphic, Six Misconceptions About Family Foundations.

How Direct Service Drove Me to Community Impact

https://cof.org/blogs/re-philanthropy/2013-02-12/how-direct-service-drove-me-community-impact
I looked down at my phone as it began to ring and I screamed with frustration, “Seriously? Again?!? Don’t they realize that it is 3 p.m. on a Friday?” That was the tagline I was known all too well for when I did housing relocations for tenants. Housing inspectors would notoriously…

Essentials of Policy Advocacy for Grantmakers - September 2024

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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 Wednesday, September 25: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET Thursday, September 26: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET Read and…

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