Working with Government
Washington Snapshot: President Biden Hosts United We Stand Summit
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Corporate foundations can register to learn about values-aligned philanthropy for their specific needs next month at a Council webinar.
Public policy news and updates for…
Public Policy Action Network - November 2022 Meeting
The Council’s Public Policy Action Network is a members-only group of foundation leaders committing their voices, experiences, and networks to engage and educate federal elected officials to foster a policy environment in which philanthropy can thrive. Policymakers depend on the voices and…
Public Policy Action Network - October 2022 Meeting
The Council’s Public Policy Action Network is a members-only group of foundation leaders committing their voices, experiences, and networks to engage and educate federal elected officials to foster a policy environment in which philanthropy can thrive. Policymakers depend on the voices and…
Public Policy Action Network - September 2022 Meeting
The Council’s Public Policy Action Network is a members-only group of foundation leaders committing their voices, experiences, and networks to engage and educate federal elected officials to foster a policy environment in which philanthropy can thrive. Policymakers depend on the voices and…
Increasing Equitable Infrastructure Investments in Underserved Communities
In this webinar, the Council hosted Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Christopher Coes and Department of Transportation (DOT) officials responsible for community outreach for a conversation about how foundations can collaborate with community partners to support the…
ARPA Funds Peer Discussion
Peer Discussion Leads
Laura Simmelink, Senior Director of Programs, Community Foundation of Collier County
Marian Clowes, Associate Director for Community Leadership, Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
Philanthropy Exchange is a peer-to-peer platform that connects Council members through…
Policy Update - June 2022
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Thank you to those who joined the Council’s Capitol Hill consultants Ken Kies, Managing Director, Federal Policy Group and Arshi Siddiqui, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. In the conversation moderated by Stephanie Powers,…
Roundtable Conversations with Federal Agencies
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Council members were invited to join informal roundtable discussions with several federal agencies to learn more about their implementation of the American Rescue Plan and other priorities, including the cross-government equity action plans…
2022 Public Policy Summit
Join us for the Council on Foundations’ 2022 Public Policy Summit – where we will come together as a virtual community to explore philanthropy’s role as a bridge-builder. Gain an insider’s view of how the midterm elections reshape the political landscape for philanthropy and learn how foundations…
Federal Partnerships
The History
In 2008, incoming Obama Administration officials signaled to foundations that the Administration would be seeking partnerships with the philanthropy sector to realize the President's social innovation agenda across the federal government. In response to this outreach, and with the…