Corporate Philanthropy
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Led by the Council on Foundations Legal Team, this workshop is flexibly organized to ensure that your broad legal questions for administering funds, grants, and corporate foundation activities are addressed. The legal team will provide…
Mergers and acquisitions are increasingly common for American and global companies — across sectors, sizes, and geographic footprints; and while market implications are regularly documented and discussed, the impact on corporate philanthropy and managing subsequent strategic options is…
New Virtual Format of Legal Matters for Corproate Foundations!
Register Today for this Limited Size Workshop!
Led by the Council on Foundations Legal Team and Lindsay Mason Lead Strategist of Corporate Philanthropy, this workshop is flexibly organized to ensure that your broad…
New Virtual Format of Legal Matters for Corproate Foundations!
Register Today for this Limited Size Workshop!
Led by the Council on Foundations Legal Team and Lindsay Mason Lead Strategist of Corporate Philanthropy, this workshop is flexibly organized to ensure that your broad…
Publication
The Council on Foundations' Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions report is a roadmap for corporate philanthropy leaders facing critical questions and considerations about combining philanthropies during times of a business merger or acquisition. This resource, informed by substantive…
What is the Courageous Opportunity for Companies in this Crisis?
Joint Letter
The global community is in the middle of a cataclysm that is unprecedented in modern times as it stares down COVID-19. The humanitarian and economic toll is staggering, and the future is unfathomable.
While all sectors are pivotal throughout this crisis, the world’s leading…
Legal Compliance Guidance
A business can generate goodwill through its philanthropic efforts, and such efforts can be good for business. For instance, the IRS has made clear that foundation expenditures that raise awareness of charitable causes can incidentally enhance the general reputation or prestige of its sponsoring…
As We Look to the Future...
Last year, the Council on Foundations did a lot of listening. In conversations across the country with those who generously helped to crystalize the Council’s vision for the future, one thing was clear. These philanthropic leaders are devoted to the missions and communities they support and are…
Thank You for a Great Year!
As 2019 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on my first year at the Council on Foundations. I’m proud of the strides we’ve made in forging strong relationships across the sector, moving our policy agenda forward, supporting the professional growth of members and reimagining both our membership model…
It’s hard to believe that in just a few weeks we’ll be bringing in a New Year. If we consider the Internal Revenue Act of 1935 as the start of corporate philanthropy – a time when companies were permitted to deduct 5% of pretax earnings for charitable gifts, it could be concluded that corporations…
Giving USA 2019
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Amid a complex climate for charitable giving, American individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations gave an estimated $427.71 billion to U.S. charities in 2018, according to Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018.
Highlights from the Report …
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CECP’s Giving in Numbers is the unrivaled leader in benchmarking on corporate social investments. It is the premier industry survey and research, providing standard-setting criteria in a go-to guide that has defined the field and advanced the movement. CECP has the largest and most historical data…
Summer is officially here and for corporate philanthropy, I’d venture to report we are off to a great start. From the release of the 2019 Giving USA report to the number of important spring and summer sector conferences, momentum for companies’ involvement in social impact is rising.
This year’s…
I hope this newsletter finds you well and ready for summer!
Thank you to all who joined us in Miami for the Leading Together 2019 Conference. It was an amazing week of connecting, learning, celebrating and building with peers from across the globe. I found the time spent invigorating, and our…
One of the most pressing questions we’re addressing at the Council on Foundations is: How does the Council become more responsive to the current ecosystem of philanthropy?
I’m sure you’ve grappled with similar questions as your work has evolved, you’ve pushed for greater business alignment and…
We are just over one month away from the Council on Foundations’ 2019 Leading Together Conference, taking place in Miami, Florida, from April 29 through May 1.
This year, our Leading Together conference has even more content targeted at corporates, including conversations with peers,…