Why Apply to Career Pathways?
By: Karon Moody HardenDiversity, Equity, and InclusionProfessional DevelopmentAs the October 31 application deadline for our 2017 Career Pathways cohort draws closer, I thought it important to...
View ArticleDoes Your Grantmaking to Conflict Zones Make It There?
By: Lara KalwinskiGlobal PhilanthropyFrom Whitehall Road to Chancery Lane, government officials and charity leaders from numerous countries navigated London’s fashion week chaos last month in their...
View ArticleCommunity Foundations October Update
By: Brad WardCommunity Foundation UpdatesThis month, the communities affected by Hurricane Matthew are top of mind. To aid in their recovery, the Council co-hosted a special webinar with the Center for...
View ArticleTrending in Legal Affairs - Halloween Edition: Exorcising Expenditure...
By: Bryan J. Del RosarioTrending in Legal AffairsAn inexperienced grants manager was nervous, dreadfully nervous.One dark evening, a spirited major donor appeared at the community foundation. The...
View ArticleMembers, Send Us Your Conference Ideas!
By: Elizabeth KrempleyRegistration is open for our 2017 Annual Conference — Leading Together— in Dallas, Texas, next April 23-26, and we are asking our members to help us build the conference you want...
View ArticleIt’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Fundraising Year
By: Lara KalwinskiProfessional DevelopmentAs preparation for winter holidays begin earlier and earlier, the Council wants to provide an important resource for your year-end fundraising and grantmaking...
View ArticleChronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Ranking Overlooks DAF Value
By: Hadar SusskindCommunity Foundation UpdatesLeadershipOn Thursday, October 27, 2016, the Chronicle of Philanthropy released this year’s Philanthropy 400, its annual ranking of American nonprofits...
View ArticleTrending in Legal Affairs: Foundation Events, Elections and Political...
By: Bryan J. Del RosarioPublic PolicyTrending in Legal AffairsOn Tuesday, November 8, Americans will go to the polls to elect the forty-fifth president of the United States, 34 Senators, and the entire...
View ArticleLeading and Learning Together
By: Brad WardCommunity Foundation UpdatesLeadershipPartnerships and CollaborationsReport from the Strengthening Community Learning Forum October 13-14, 2016 | Louisville, KYOne grant almost never...
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Investing in Communities - National Entrepreneurship Month
By: John CochraneDiversity, Equity, and InclusionImpact InvestingRace and EthnicityWe all knew that November was going to be a tumultuous month (if you hadn't heard, there's an election today). When...
View ArticleNative American Heritage Month
By: Floyd MillsNovember is Native American Heritage Month, a time for our nation to reflect upon the positive effect native peoples have had on the cultural development and growth of our country, as...
View ArticleCommunity Foundations Update - November 2016
By: Brad WardCommunity Foundation UpdatesCouncil Submits Letter to Treasury on Forthcoming DAF RegulationsAs part of our ongoing dialogue with the Department of the Treasury, the Council met with...
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Global Update - November 2016
By: Natalie RossGlobal Program UpdatesA tumultuous election season in the U.S. has come to an unexpected end, and Americans are reeling from a surprising turn of events that reflects Brexit and other...
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Acts of Kindness Amplified This #GivingTuesday
By: Brad WardCommunity Foundation UpdatesGlobal PhilanthropySocial MediaStrengthening CommunitiesHundreds of stories are amplified by the minute during #GivingTuesday. The global and social movement...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day
By: Floyd MillsHealthToday is World AIDS Day — a time for people all over the globe to remember those we have lost to HIV and to recommit ourselves to ending the AIDS epidemic once and for all. On this...
View ArticleMinor Successors, or What to Do When Your New Fund Adviser Isn’t Old Enough...
By: Rebecca MurphyCommunity Foundation UpdatesAt the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, we’ve been talking about how to deal with minor successors being named on a fund. We started looking...
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Five Trends in Civil Society
By: Danny SriskandarajahMap of the world depicting where civic freedoms are threatened (green is open; red is closed). For those interested in social justice, democracy, and rights around the world,...
View ArticleTaking a Step Back: Understanding North Carolina’s Changing Landscape
By: Maurice GreenLeadershipDuring my seven-year tenure as superintendent of Guilford County Schools, I was committed to listening to and learning from others. I listened to parents, teachers and...
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Five Trends in Media
By: Jean Ellen CowgillHow did we get it so wrong? (Photo Credit: Marco Verch / CC-BY-SA-4.0)This post is part of our inaugural Trendspotting Series profiling important ideas that will be shaping some...
View ArticleEnding Violence Against Girls: The Summit on FGM/C: Giving Innovative Leaders...
By: Susan GibbsHealthLeadershipMy great aunt, Georgeanna Gibbs Browne, born in 1876 in Philadelphia, was a victim of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Her upbringing was church-going and...
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