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Last week, I spent a day at the Colombian Embassy with 35 foundations from Colombia. The group was comprised of corporate and family foundations, members of the Association for Family and Corporate Foundation in Colombia (AFE), who co-hosted the event with the Council on Foundations. The goal of…
McQuillin Murphy is a sophomore at Penn State studying international politics and geography. Originally from Bernville, Pennsylvania, McQuillin has developed a passion for world cultures. Recently, he and his twin brother traveled to all of Europe’s microstates in a three week period; in…
Toure’ Burgess, Lauren Hamilton, Lauren Wells, Mara Goldman, Sarah Stellwag, and McQuillin Murphy
The Council of Foundations’ summer interns are here!
From now through August, our interns — all currently enrolled college students from across the country — will be…
The Jewish Funders Network International Conference is the premiere annual event in Jewish philanthropy. Independent funders, foundation trustees, and foundation professionals from all over the world gather for networking, learning, and fun. The 2017 conference will take place in Atlanta. More…
The Innovation Conference will bring together philanthropists, private foundations, community foundations, corporate foundations and corporate responsibility professionals to explore how emerging technologies can be used for social good. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from renowned…
Bridgespan research reveals that 80% of the biggest donors aim for dramatic social change with their giving, yet only 20% of the biggest gifts (for research purposes, identified at $10M or above) over the past decade plus have gone to such causes. The Bridgespan Group identified a number of…
Although the non-profit sector in America is well developed, I’ve often heard foundation and non-profit executives discuss the challenge of attracting and keeping high-performing staff and volunteers. So imagine how that problem is magnified in the developing world, where NGOs make a critical…
His Excellency Amr Al-Dabbagh is the Chairman & CEO of Al-Dabbagh Group, a family holding company of 62 companies with sales, services and projects in 60 countries, and the Stars Foundation.