Leadership Development
Legal Basics: What Every Foundation Leader Should Know
Legal Compliance Guidance
A guide of legal basics for foundation leaders covering: tax on investment income, self-dealing, payout requirements, excess business holdings, jeopardy investment rules, taxable expendituers, intermediate sanctions, reasonable compensation, and grants to non-charities.
Planning for CEO Succession
Fundamentals
Many foundations may be uncertain about what’s involved when it comes to succession planning. Some wonder why they should worry about the future at all when they have so much work to do in managing their grantmaking, community leadership and development, and administrative duties.
Succession…
White Supremacy Culture in Organizations By Dismantling Racism Works adapted by The Centre for Community Organizations
White Supremacy Culture in Organizations By Dismantling Racism Works adapted by The Centre for Community Organizations
HR Roundtable - April 2022
Join this peer-to-peer conversation with HR, Culture and Talent leaders in philanthropy to discuss best practices and new ideas related to talent management, organizational culture, and other operational functions. In partnership with the Disability & Philanthropy Forum, this informal…
Executive-in-Residence Program
The Council on Foundations’ Executive-in-Residence Program leverages the expertise of executive-level leaders to shape new areas of work that advance the Council’s long-term goal of supporting philanthropy to be a trusted partner in advancing the greater good.
Participants in the…
Strengthening Community Philanthropy: Recommendations from Your Sector Colleagues
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Last July, the Council on Foundations convened a group of community foundation leaders to develop a set of principles and policy recommendations to strengthen how community foundations use donor-advised funds (DAFs). The Strengthening Community Philanthropy Ad Hoc Working Group was made up of…
A Private Foundation View on Recommendations from Our Sector Colleagues
Like many leaders of private foundations, I have strong beliefs about the importance of growing philanthropy in ways that build trust and advance equity in the field.
That is why I am so appreciative of the work that the Strengthening Community Philanthropy Ad Hoc Working Group (the Working Group)…
2021 Year in Review
Dear Friend:
2021 was an historic year in many ways, for philanthropy and for the people and communities we care about.
It was a year of loss and heartache as families and communities continued to suffer the effects of the pandemic and many other hardships. It was a year of advocacy to advance…
Career Pathways LS4 Joyspirators Zoom Backgrounds
Career Pathways 2021 Zoom Backgrounds
Instructions to change your zoom background:
1. Saving the images below to your desktop
2. While in the zoom room selecting the “^” next to the stop video button.
3. Then select “choose background” and add your background by clicking the “+” and “add image…
Career Pathways 2022 Program Information - Office Hours
Join us for the 2022 Career Pathways Program Information Office Hours to answer any questions you have about the program, application, Waldman scholarship, etc.!
The 2022 Career Pathways program is expanding! We will host a spring cohort from February to June 2022 and a fall cohort from…
Career Pathways 2022 Program Information Session
The Career Pathways program is a highly selective pipeline expansion opportunity open to individuals from diverse backgrounds who are currently employed in philanthropic institutions. This leadership preparation course is designed for mid-career professionals and was developed in response to…
Supporting You in the Work Ahead
For over 70 years, the Council has supported philanthropy’s efforts to advance the greater good amidst persistent global challenges. Over the past 12 months we have faced crises unlike anything we have seen before, including the recent assault on our democracy. And yet, while the struggles we face…
Career Pathways 2021 Program Information Session
The Career Pathways program is a highly selective pipeline expansion opportunity open to individuals from diverse backgrounds who are currently employed in foundations, grantmaking institutions and industries outside of philanthropy. This leadership preparation course is designed for mid-career…
Statement Condemning Violence at the Capitol
On January 6, 2021 at the United States Capitol we witnessed inexcusable acts of violence and criminal behavior as a predominantly white mob attempted to disrupt the rightful certification of the results of a democratic election. This is an unprecedented moment in modern American history and one…