Strengthening Communities
Community Philanthropy Update - November 2021
A lot of things worth celebrating are on my radar this month – Thanksgiving is coming up and I am looking forward to the baking that entails. We’ve just finished commemorating Community Foundation Week and I am currently enjoying collecting leaves with my daughter after they turn from green to red…
Community Philanthropy Update - October 2021
You may have started your career in philanthropy knowing that community foundations not only impact the neighborhoods they serve, but also inspire a commitment to the greater good across counties, states, and the country — or you may have learned this along the way. Community Foundation Week,…
Legal Office Hours for Community Foundations: December 2021
As part of our Member Week programming, Council attorney Ben McDearmon will host Legal Office Hours for Community Foundations. This members-only Q&A discussion will address your legal questions, trends in community philanthropy, and latest concerns around foundation best practices.
SDG Learning Community for Community Foundations - Learning from Vital Signs
Join us for the November meeting of our new Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically for community foundations who are working on advancing the Sustainble Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Meeting Topic: Learning from Vital Signs…
SDG Learning Community for Community Foundations - What the UN Wants Community Foundations to Know About the SDGs
Join us for the October meeting of our new Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically for community foundations who are working on advancing the Sustainble Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Meeting Topic: What the UN Wants…
Leveraging Equity to Defund Hate: Values-Aligned Philanthropy in Practice
Many of us know that the philanthropic community has a critical role to play in addressing the increase in hate and hate crimes, but it’s not easy to figure out how to tackle this work.
The Council on Foundations’ white paper, Values-Aligned Philanthropy: Foundations Resisting Hate and Extremism,…
Community Philanthropy Update - September 2021
Advancing the greater good often starts with investing in our local communities. The resources that community foundations hold, whether through agency funds, endowments, or donor-advised funds, have significant potential to shape the future and reflect the values of those communities. When grants…
Legal Matters for Community Foundations - Virtual - November 2021
Virtual Format of Legal Matters for Community Foundations!
Limited Size ensures peer interaction and direct question sessions.
Led by the Council on Foundations Staff Counsel, Ben McDearmon, this workshop is flexibly organized to ensure that your broad legal questions for administering funds…
The Backstop: An Underused Tool for Overcoming the Chicken and Egg Challenge
Nonprofits and their funders know this challenge all too well—an organization has a great idea, so they begin to seek capital from funders or foundations. They hear the same answer regularly – “It sounds like a great idea. Come back to us after you’re further along.”
This presents a chicken and egg…
‘You Get Proud by Practicing’: The Path to Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy
Workplaces across the globe are in flux—and many are changing for the better. With more remote offerings, flexibility, and accommodations, we face a generational opportunity to codify accessibility and inclusion in institutions that have been exclusive for far too long.
Despite these changes, our…
The Future of Philanthropy is Local
As we continue to navigate a new normal amid a global pandemic, philanthropy has a moral obligation to create spaces for everyone’s voice to be heard, valued, and represented in building common ground to achieve more together. How do we advance the greater good in our community? How do we build…
Community Philanthropy Update - August 2021
Earlier this month, the Council launched a new Strategic Direction focused on how philanthropy can build the trust needed to advance the greater good. This strategy was developed out of feedback from hundreds of philanthropic leaders over the last two years, as well as support from the Council’s…
Community Philanthropy Update - July 2021
A worldwide pandemic is something that few of us expected to experience in our lifetimes. As the global community continues to struggle through the hardships of containing the pandemic, funders are demonstrating the many ways we can learn from each other, especially in times of crisis.
Although the…
SDG Learning Community for Community Foundations
Join us for the launch of a new Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically for community foundations who are working on advancing the Sustainble Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Connect with community foundation peers to learn…
Community Foundation Excellence (CFE) Fundamentals Course - Virtual December 2021
Virtual Course
December 8 | 9 | 15 | 16
1:00-4:30 p.m. ET
SOLD OUT!
A well-trained staff and an informed board are critical to the success of community foundations in our fast-changing world. This traditionally in-person, two-day course adapted to virtual in four, half day sessions helps new…
Community Foundation Excellence (CFE) Fundamentals Course - Virtual October 2021
Virtual Course
October 13 | 14 | 20 | 21
1:00-4:30 p.m. ET
THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT
You should have received an email from Zoom with your unique information to join the virtual classroom.
If you did not receive the email, contact daniela.rodriguez@cof.org.
WORKSHOP HOURS
Wednesday, October…
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