What You Need to Know from the Giving USA 2016 Report
By: Tonia BainGlobal PhilanthropyLeadershipGiving USA 2016 was released this week and found that overall U.S. charitable giving from all sources—including individuals, bequests, foundations and...
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Diving into the Data: Staffing & Salaries
By: Brandolon BarnettThe second chapter of the Council’s full 2015 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report provides extensive data on staff and salaries. In it, we offer tables on everything from the...
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Month of Pride
By: Floyd MillsDiversity and InclusionLGBTQI started this blog post earlier in the month to recognize June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ)* Pride Month, but the tragedy in...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry On?
By: Vikki SpruillEmerging LeadersGlobal PhilanthropyLeadershipPartnerships and CollaborationsPublic PolicyThis post originally appeared as an op-ed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on June 24, 2016...
View ArticleFoundation Law for Non-Lawyers
By: Suzanne FridayWhen my colleague and fellow attorney Lara Kalwinski, Senior Counsel for Policy and Compliance and Executive Director of National Standards, and I both came to the Council on...
View ArticleThe Harm in Misinformation: Philanthropy Needs DAFs
By: Vikki SpruillDonor EngagementFrom the moment the Council on Foundations was established in 1949, we have stood up to attacks on philanthropy and charitable giving. Most of these have been fueled by...
View ArticleA Call For a More Compassionate and Civil Society
By: Vikki Spruill & Sherry MagillLeadershipPartnerships and CollaborationsLast week’s shootings in Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and Dallas have made more urgent our need for a national civil discussion...
View ArticlePA Funders Collaborate to Explore a Shared Approach to Policy and Advocacy
By: Kitty JulianEmerging LeadersLeadershipPartnerships and CollaborationsStrengthening CommunitiesWhen leaders from approximately 48 Pennsylvania-based foundations gathered in State College in April...
View ArticleBetter Understanding Responsible Investing Practices
By: Vikki SpruillImpact InvestingHow can you do the most good, with limited resources, when facing enormous problems? That question lies at or near the heart of every decision at a foundation. This is...
View ArticleIt's Not a Wage Gap, It's Poverty - and It's Why The U.S. Needs a Development...
By: Vikki SpruillGlobal PhilanthropyLeadershipPublic PolicySustainable Development GoalsThis post originally appeared as an op-ed in The Guardian on July 16, 2016.There is no doubt that the U.S. is...
View ArticleYouth Are the Future, Youth Are the Now: Inspired and Engaged by Youth Giving
By: McQuillin MurphyChildren, Youth, and FamilyEveryone who works in philanthropy has a story of how they arrived there, how they “found” the field. It is a fun question to ask people, because their...
View Article7 Steps Philanthropy Can Take to Bring the SDGs Home to America
By: Natalie RossSustainable Development GoalsThis post also appeared as an op-ed in the Huffington Post on July 19, 2016.Sustainability. Quality education. Poverty reduction. Gender equality.If this...
View ArticleUniversal Human Rights: What Are We Sharing Across Borders?
By: Natalie RossGlobal PhilanthropyThis post originally appeared on the International Human Rights Funders Group blog, as well as on the Alliance Magazine blog.It was clear from the opening plenary of...
View ArticleHow Place-Based Funders Are Taking Aim at Climate Change
By: Kiki JamiesonEnvironmentLeadershipPartnerships and CollaborationsProfessional DevelopmentWhen I noticed late last year that the Council on Foundations’ annual conference would focus on climate...
View ArticleDiving into the Data: Issues Specific to the Chief Executive Officer
By: Tonia BainWorkforce DevelopmentContinuing our blog post series about the 2015 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report (GSB), this week let’s take a look at the third chapter, “Issues Specific to the...
View ArticleSummer Internship Reflections
By: Lauren WellsProfessional DevelopmentNow that August has begun and this is my last week at the Council, I look back and think it’s crazy that I started this internship only two months ago. I had...
View ArticleCharitable Trusts Available to More Under New IRS Guidance
By: Suzanne FridayDonor EngagementPublic PolicyFor foundations that offer charitable remainder annuity trusts (CRATs), a new revenue procedure (Rev. Proc. 2016-41) offers a sample provision that may be...
View ArticleGlobal Philanthropy Update - August 2016
By: Natalie RossGlobal PhilanthropyGlobal Program UpdatesTo keep you in the know about happenings that affect foundations that fund across borders and new opportunities for learning, sharing, and...
View Article#EFSummit's Almost Here
By: Stephanie Bell-RoseImpact InvestingLeadershipPartnerships and CollaborationsProfessional DevelopmentWorkforce DevelopmentStephanie Bell-Rose is the Senior Managing Director and Head of the TIAA...
View ArticleCommunity Foundations Update - August 2016
By: Brad WardCommunity Foundation UpdatesBack again with August updates from the Council and opportunities you might find useful.Connect with Your Peers in Upcoming Workshop and Learning ForumI am very...
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