Community Philanthropy Updates

This month's Community Philanthropy Update announces the beginning of the Fiscal Year 2024 CF Insights survey. Participate before the October 3, 2025 deadline! 

In partnership with CEONet, the Council’s Engagement Team hosts quarterly Community Foundation CEO Roundtables. These free virtual peer discussion spaces offer community foundation executives, open to Council non-members (that are a part of CEONet), a chance to connect and learn from one another on…

This month's Community Philanthropy Update announces our new Legal Support Fund and expanded legal resources for community foundations will help you navigate growing legal and regulatory threats.

This month's Community Philanthropy Update recognizes the growing Center for Community Foundations and the added expertise of incoming Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Foundation Advisory Group.

This month's Community Philanthropy Update focuses on how you can join us and meet the current moment at Leading Locally 2025 in Minneapolis-St. Paul this summer. 

This month's Community Philanthropy Update shares updates on CF Insights Annual Survey results over 600 community foundations in fiscal year 2023 (FY23). This snapshot of growth trends across the field is now live! We hope it helps you build a broader understanding of community foundation…

Watch the webinar recording as us as we unpack the findings from the CF Insights FY23 Annual Survey, and hear how your peers across the country leverage detailed community foundation business model data to make informed decisions on how to enhance their own operations. David Rosado, the…

This month's Community Philanthropy Update is about the Advisory Group for the Center for Community Foundations. You can help inform the Council's work with community foundations by joining the Advisory Group! Apply by February 28.

As we end our terms as co-chairs of the Council’s Advisory Group for the Center for Community Foundations, we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on our experience.   In early 2023, the Council responded to community foundation feedback to reconvene an advisory group of leaders from…

In this month's Community Philanthropy Update, we're analyzing the recent executive orders and other policy proposals put forth by the new administration and working with legal counsel and talking with our members to fully understand the implications for our sector. We also share a welcome message…

In this edition of the Community Philanthropy Update we shared new legal FAQ resources as well as a list of upcoming events in 2025.

We're excited to introduce the Center for Community Foundations -- a one-stop shop for and about community philanthropy.

Taught by a variety of seasoned and experienced community foundation leaders and Council experts, this course helps community foundation staff and board members master the unique aspects of the community foundation field. You'll learn about effective practices, get helpful tools and information,…

Taught by a variety of seasoned and experienced community foundation leaders and Council experts, this course helps community foundation staff and board members master the unique aspects of the community foundation field. You'll learn about effective practices, get helpful tools and information,…

Taught by a variety of seasoned and experienced community foundation leaders and Council experts, this course helps community foundation staff and board members master the unique aspects of the community foundation field. You'll learn about effective practices, get helpful tools and information,…

Our new report on connecting and collaborating across differences can help you fight toxic polarization in your community pre- and post-election.