Council & Member News Feed
Posted Date: Tue, 03/27/2018 - 14:40
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Leadership, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
On December 20, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the first recipient of our 100&Change competition’s $100 million grant: an early childhood intervention for children in the Syrian refugee region co-developed by Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee....
Posted Date: Mon, 03/26/2018 - 01:30
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Leadership, Press Release, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
On March 26, the Council on Foundations released the following statement from Javier Alberto Soto, President of the Miami Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Council on Foundations
Posted Date: Fri, 03/23/2018 - 15:56
Natalie Ross welcomes Lindsay Mason as the new director of corporate philanthropy at the Council, highlights a new grantmaking competition, and details upcoming events.
Posted Date: Fri, 03/23/2018 - 11:30
Issues: Amplify, Leading Corporate Philanthropy
Posted Date: Thu, 03/22/2018 - 17:00
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Global Philanthropy
Following upon the first-ever North American Community Foundations Summit held in Mexico City February, we invited nine travel scholarship recipients who attended to write about their experiences and observations. This is the second compilation of blogs in that series.
Posted Date: Thu, 03/22/2018 - 12:00
Issues: Bills, Legislation, Budget, Appropriations, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Johnson Amendment, Philanthropy Caucus, Hill Events, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Public Policy, Tax Reform, Washington Snapshot, White House, Administration, POTUS
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot: Congress Set to Vote on Omnibus Ahead of Friday Deadline; A Recap of Foundations on the Hill 2018; President Trump Shakes-Up Administration; FEMA Announces Webinars to Discuss Strategic Plan; and, In the States: Expanding Minnesota Non-Itemizer Deductions,...
Posted Date: Fri, 03/16/2018 - 04:00
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Global Philanthropy, Independent Foundations, Newsletters, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
This month, work on public policy that impacts philanthropy has been a large focus across the Council. Most relevant to global grantmakers, I’ve been working with partners on the US Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA). There are more than seven bills currently proposed in the House and Senate...
Posted Date: Thu, 03/15/2018 - 03:00
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Foundations On The Hill, Independent Foundations, Press Release, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
The Council on Foundations’ Veterans Philanthropy Exchange hosted a congressional briefing to highlight work underway in veterans’ healthcare and mental health services for transitioning veterans. The briefing, which included leaders from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Robert R. McCormick...
Posted Date: Fri, 03/09/2018 - 17:00
As you read this, I’ve landed on the beautiful island of St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to engage with community foundations, our federal partners, FEMA, and other associations to discuss how philanthropy helps this U.S. territory, as well as Puerto Rico, continue its recovery from the...
Posted Date: Thu, 03/08/2018 - 00:00
Issues: Budget, Appropriations, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, IRS, Treasury, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Public Policy, Tax Reform, Washington Snapshot, White House, Administration, POTUS
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot: Budget Conversations Continue on Capitol Hill; Council and ICNL Hold Congressional Briefing on FARA; Council Submits Comments to Treasury/IRS on DAF Situations; POTUS Nominates IRS Chief Counsel; White House Chief Economic Advisor Resigns; and, In the States...
Posted Date: Tue, 03/06/2018 - 11:30
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Global Philanthropy
As part of the North American Community Foundations Summit, we were joined by nine travel scholarship recipients who represented diverse U.S. communities. This compilation of blogs is part of a series in which they share their experiences and observations.
Posted Date: Fri, 03/02/2018 - 09:56
Issues: Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Newsletters, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations
Talia Rivera discusses President Trump's proposed federal budget, including the proposed cuts to the NEA, and provides information on events and webinars.
Posted Date: Thu, 03/01/2018 - 14:00
Issues: Bills, Legislation, Budget, Appropriations, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, IRS, Treasury, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Public Policy, Washington Snapshot, White House, Administration, POTUS
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot: Ways and Means Committee Adopts FY 2019 Budget Views and Estimates Letter; Senior Treasury Official Leaves Agency Amid Tax Reform Implementation; and, In the States: SALT Workaround Bills Advance
Posted Date: Fri, 02/23/2018 - 13:00
Earlier this week, we held a webinar on tax reform and its effect on corporate foundations, an area that many corporate members have asked about since the beginning of the year. During the webinar, the Council’s Senior Counsel, Suzanne Friday, discussed a range of issues, including a provision that...
Posted Date: Thu, 02/22/2018 - 11:40
Issues: Bills, Legislation, Budget, Appropriations, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, IRS, Treasury, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Public Policy, Tax Reform, Washington Snapshot, White House, Administration, POTUS
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot: JCT Estimates Number of Itemizers Under New Tax Law; IRS Issues Guidelines on New Opportunity Zones; FEMA Seeks Youths; Commerce Releases New Strategic Plan; and In the States: SALT Workaround Bills Advance