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As one who has been in the field as a community foundation CEO since 1994, I have seen many themes. We were sorted by asset size for many of our conversations in the belief that such distinctions defined our capabilities and philanthropic contributions. (We now understand that was absolutely false…
Partners
The Council would like to thank all of our Partners for their support of the 2016 Annual Conference.
Conference Partner
The Walton Family Foundation
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Education Partners
"La Caixa" Foundation
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News from the Hill
POTUS Sends FY 2017 Budget Proposal to Congress
On Tuesday, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal. The $4.1 trillion Budget sets forth the Administration’s spending and policy priorities for the coming year, including several provisions that have…
Daniel Mansoor, Cornell ‘79, adapted this blog from a memorial scholarship fundraising letter to his university classmates.
Members View the Recording and Slides
This Quarterly Member Update focuses on two major bodies of work. During the first portion of the update, conversation will focus on the Council’s public policy Guideposts, which are the framework for our policy work. These Guideposts…
“The subtlest change in New York is something people don’t speak much about but that is in everyone’s mind. The city, for the first time in its long history, is destructible. A single flight of planes no bigger than a wedge of geese can quickly end this island fantasy, burn the…
The Southeastern Council of Foundations 47th Annual Meeting in Amelia Island, FL. Join us for the premier gathering of Southern Funders!
Kathy is the former Public Policy and Legal Affairs Coordinator for the Council on Foundations.
Throughout the sessions I attended today, one word seemed to be woven throughout various discussions. That word is “authenticity.” The central purpose of community foundations is to do good in the community. We provide an avenue for donors to use their funds to help organizations…