Council & Member News Feed
Posted Date: Thu, 10/12/2017 - 15:08
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Public Policy, Washington Snapshot
In this week's edition of Snapshot: Non-itemizers charitable deduction bill introduced in the House, Congress makes progress on key budget milestones for passing tax reform, Top Ways & Means member raises UBIT at tax reform event, Democrats urge colleagues to maintain the Johnson Amendment...
Posted Date: Thu, 10/12/2017 - 12:00
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Emerging Leaders, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
For five years, I have been fortunate to work for a foundation that has implemented continuous learning and commitment into its core values. In holding to these core values, our CEO is committed to intentionally seeking out opportunities for her team to learn and develop. In October 2016, she and...
Posted Date: Wed, 10/11/2017 - 18:00
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, Public Policy
On October 11, 2017, the Council on Foundations released a statement from President and CEO Vikki Spruill.
Posted Date: Tue, 10/10/2017 - 12:30
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Emerging Leaders, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
Noah Atencio, Vice President of Community Impact for Community First Foundation in Arvada, Colorado, was awarded the 2017 Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking, one of the most prestigious honors for innovative grantmakers.
Posted Date: Thu, 10/05/2017 - 14:30
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: Tax Reform Update: Budget Consideration Maintains Tax Reform Momentum; HHS Secretary Price Resigns; IRS Changes 1023-EZ Form; and In the States: Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Portland Arts Tax.
Posted Date: Wed, 10/04/2017 - 13:55
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Emerging Leaders, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
I work in a small three-person office/private foundation in Queens, New York City. When my boss forwarded me the Career Pathways application last fall, my intent behind my application was to expand my network, reflect on my skills and experience in the sector over the past decade, and connect with...
Posted Date: Tue, 10/03/2017 - 09:00
Issues: Amplify, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As the nation observes National Hispanic Heritage Month now through October 15, we recognize the histories, cultures, and accomplishments of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
Posted Date: Mon, 10/02/2017 - 09:00
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Global Program Updates, Independent Foundations, Newsletters, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
Updates from Natalie Ross, Senior Director of Global Philanthropy, for September 2017.
Posted Date: Fri, 09/29/2017 - 13:24
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Trending in Legal Affairs
Tax practitioners love “safe harbors” or specific guidelines that can be followed to ensure a taxpayer or exempt organization is in compliance with applicable tax law. For charitable organizations making grants internationally, September 14, 2017 was a good day because the IRS issued Revenue...
Posted Date: Thu, 09/28/2017 - 10:35
Issues: Charitable Deduction, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, House Ways & Means Committee, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Senate Finance Committee, Tax Reform, Washington Snapshot, White House, Administration, POTUS
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot: Tax Reform Update: Republican leaders unveil tax reform framework; Obamacare repeal bill pulled once again; HUD releases new strategic plan; In the States: State budgets remain in gridlock, Nonprofit responses differ on city demands for payments in lieu of...
Posted Date: Thu, 09/28/2017 - 08:55
Issues: Foundations On The Hill, Press Release
Statement from the President and CEO, Vikki Spruill, on Tax Reform.
Posted Date: Wed, 09/27/2017 - 11:00
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Disaster Grantmaking, Disaster Grantmaking, Family Foundations, Independent Foundations, News, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
Updated information about impact and resources for foundations responding to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Posted Date: Tue, 09/26/2017 - 15:30
Issues: Amplify, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, Global Philanthropy, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations
Zero, in the context of a healthy world, is the most ambitious number of all. If the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were about making progress to achieve a healthy planet and people, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are about getting to zero, or as close to it as possible. The Global...
Posted Date: Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:30
Issues: Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Disaster Grantmaking, Family Foundations, Global Philanthropy, Health, Hunger, Independent Foundations, Mexico Resources & Reports, News, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Strengthening Communities
Mexico experienced two major earthquakes in the September 2017. The first, hitting the southern coast of Mexico on September 8th, was one of the biggest recorded in the area at a magnitude of 8.1. Only eleven days after this first major disastor, on September 19th, Mexico was hit with another...
Posted Date: Thu, 09/21/2017 - 17:00
Issues: Budget, Appropriations, Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs and Foundations, Family Foundations, House Ways & Means Committee, Independent Foundations, Private Foundations, Private Operating Foundations, Public Foundations, Tax Reform, Washington Snapshot, White House, Administration, POTUS
In This Week's Edition of Snapshot: Tax Reform Update - Budget agreement is first concrete step toward achieving tax reform; In the States - Financial shortfalls hamper states' budget negotiations.