Impact Investing - Beyond Program Related Investments
Editor's note: This post is one in a series highlighting sessions for the upcoming Endowments and Finance Summit, held in Washington, DC, on September 6-7. The Summit is where foundation leaders – such as CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, Senior Investment Officers and board and investment committee members – …
Healing Our Charlottesville
This week Charlottesville will recognize the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally that culminated a summer of white supremacist intimidation. Like many of you, I watched in disgust as mobs of angry demonstrators converged on the streets of our city shouting slogans of hate and terror…
Partnering for Progress
Editor's Note: The following is an edited version of a Mott Perspectives piece written by Ridgway White, president of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The original was published on the Foundation’s website on July 16, 2018, and is being republished as a part of our series on the winners of the …
Tax Update: Deep Dive into Tax Reform and recent IRS Guidance
Editor's note: This post is one in a series highlighting sessions for the upcoming Endowments and Finance Summit, held in Washington, DC, on September 6-7. The Summit is where foundation leaders – such as CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, Senior Investment Officers and board and investment committee members – …
Strengthening Communities to Be Smoke Free
Editor's Note: This is part of our series focusing on the winners of the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a nationwide smoke-free policy for all public housing locations effective July 31,…
Partnering to Create Success through Housing Grants in Alaska
Editor's Note: This is part of our series focusing on the winners of the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.
The Creekview Plaza housing development in Anchorage, Alaska
For a decade Rasmuson Foundation has worked alongside Alaska Housing Finance Corp. to…
Creative Grantmaking Today: Redefining Risk in Philanthropy
In 2003, when I was a co-recipient of the Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking, the theme of the Council on Foundations’ conference was collaboration. Instead of giving a speech, one of the co-recipients, Luz Vega-Marquis,* demonstrated the spirit of collaboration when she asked all…
A Trip to the Public Welfare Foundation
Last Wednesday, the Council on Foundations interns took a trip to the Public Welfare Foundation (PWF), where we were hosted by three people. Candace C. Jones, president and CEO, Sarah Joy Albrecht, program analyst, and Alyssa Piccirilli, director of administration.
Each of our hosts gave a brief…
Community Foundation Convenes Support for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Editor's Note: This is part of our series focusing on the winners of the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.
A few years ago, Barry and Gilda Boyer, two members of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa community, were having a conversation about economic development and what they…
Connecting the Dots between Housing and Health in Chicago
Editor's Note: This is part of our series focusing on the winners of the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.
When I learned Polk Bros. Foundation and Michael Reese Health Trust would be presented with the 2018 HUD Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships,…
The Spartanburg Foundation and the Northside Development Group Create Change
Editor's Note: This is part one of a series focusing on the winners of the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.
The great Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” For 75 years, The Spartanburg County Foundation has…
How Winning the Scrivner Award Aided Innovation
The inaugural cohort of innovators waiting for the grand prize announcement.
It was the 1980’s and Robert Scrivner was leading the way to expose the destructive realities of nuclear war and the inevitable “nuclear winter” that would destroy most life on the planet. As a child of the…
Growing a Community of Philanthropy
The word ”philanthropy” means the love of humanity. It manifests itself as generosity by individuals and organizations for the public good. We’ve seen extraordinary transformations in the Paso de Norte region brought about by the generous spirit of philanthropists – large and small – whose love for…
The Foreign Agent Registration Act and U.S. Nonprofits Working Internationally
In June 2018, we saw concerning new developments related to the use of the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) in targeting U.S. non-profits that also work internationally. The House Committee on Natural Resources sent a letter to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) as part of an…
Global Philanthropy Update - June 2018
Last week, I attended the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s 86th Annual Meeting, joining a panel to discuss the diverse ways cities partner with foundations. The panel highlighted examples of collaboration, from meeting the immediate needs post-disaster to long-term commitments that drive inclusive…
Meet the 2018 Interns
I have been eager to intern at the Council on Foundations since I received my acceptance letter. While coming into this experience, I did not know what exactly the Council was, I am excited to learn more about the sector and help achieve the organization’s goals. I am 1 of 7 interns here at CoF for…
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