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News and Events 5-21-12: Remembering Flo Green, Education and Obesity, and More

impactsp2 wrote 1 week ago: Remembering Flo Green “I first met Flo over 15 yrs ago when she headed the California Associat … more →

Tags: Education, Events, facebook, Foundations, Hunger, link roundup, News, Nonprofit, our team

Building Nonprofits’ Capacity to Win Grants in 2012

grantresults wrote 2 weeks ago: The competition for grants is fierce these days. Foundation assets are stagnant or declining while g … more →

Tags: Grants and Funding, proposal writing, Grant Seeking, Grant writing, grants, grant seeking, winning grants, Funding, Proposal Planning

Is Corporate Engagement A Win-Win Model for Giving?

First Peoples Worldwide wrote 1 month ago: From the Council on Foundations’ Our Philanthropy April 2012 issue: At a time when market vola … more →

Tags: Indigenous Peoples, socially responsible investing, corporation, Industry, Corporate social responsibility, FPIC, Shell Corporation

Robert Bobb, Megan Martin named to Trust board...Council on Foundations names new president...Fight for Children announces Quality Schools winners [News, 4.11.12]

christian clansky wrote 1 month ago: COMMUNITY - Former District city administrator and board of education president Robert Bobb and Cent … more →

Tags: WRAG's "In the News", Maryland, Virginia, Education 2, Greater Washington Region, Nonprofits, Giving, Philanthropy, housing

When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy2 comments

Philanthropy New York wrote 2 months ago: By Simon Greer, President and CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation (This post originally appeared on the … more →

Tags: Thought Leaders, Nonprofits, Foundations, Philanthropy, family philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Simon Greer, jeremy lin

Want to Change the World? It’s D + V + P

ASF wrote 2 months ago: By Sara Beggs, ASF  Don’t you love when reality can be boiled down to a pithy equation, especially o … more →

Tags: Sara Beggs, impact evaluation, Give Smart, Satisfactory underperformance, Blank Foundation, tom tierney

The Council on Foundations publishes message from Novelette Peterkin on the impact of philanthropy in Norwalk Public Schools

James Schaffer wrote 4 months ago: The Council on Foundations (COF) is a national nonprofit association of more than 1,700 grantmaking … more →

Tags: Our Donors, Our Community Partners, Carver News Room, Education News, Fairfield County Community Foundation

Making virtual lemonade tomorrow...Virginia hits the polls...Mark Bolgiano named VP and CIO at Council on Foundations [News, 11.8.11]

christian clansky wrote 6 months ago: The final countdown! Give to the Max Day starts at midnight tonight. Who can participate? Literally … more →

Tags: WRAG's "In the News", Virginia, Education 2, transit, Give to the Max, Mental Health, DCPS, Tamara Copeland, WMATA

A New Agenda for Corporate Philanthropy

MCF Webmaster wrote 7 months ago: I had the opportunity to attend last week’s “The Evolution of Corporate Philanthropy Con … more →

Tags: MCF, leadership, Corporate, Conference, Evaluation, Chris Pinney

Hitachi Foundation celebrates young entrepreneurs...Educating senior citizens on HIV/AIDS...Survey finds nonprofit employees largely dissatisfied [News, 10.25.11] 1 comment

christian clansky wrote 7 months ago: GIVING | For the Council on Foundation’s blog, The Hitachi Foundation’s Barbara Dyer tal … more →

Tags: WRAG's "In the News", HIV/AIDS, dyrs, Arts, Kennedy Center, Nonprofits, Youth, housing, aging

Philanthropy Factoid Wednesday: The big impact of family foundations

Rebekah Seder wrote 7 months ago: It would be hard to overstate the significant role that family foundations play in American philanth … more →

Tags: Philanthropy Factoid Wednesday, family foundations, family philanthropy, Foundation Center

Heavyweight in Philanthropy Weighs In

valaida wrote 9 months ago: Charles and I, along with members of New Generation of African American Philanthropists, have invite … more →

Tags: giving back, book, Advance commentary, gratitude, Philanthropy, NGAAP-Charlotte, Book 2, Arts & Culture, Advance Praise

It's Not (Just) About the Money7 comments

crystalhayling wrote 9 months ago: Elegant and well-heeled would be the best way to describe them. I smiled at these two women of indet … more →

Tags: Social Sector, China, Philanthropy, Nonprofit, fundraising, philanthropy, nonprofit, Giving, fundraising 2

USDA Signs MOU with Rockefeller's Council on Foundations to Exploit Rural America32 comments

Rady wrote 9 months ago: By Food Freedom* On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has signed an agre … more →

Tags: Land rights, USDA, Water Rights, Agenda 21, landbase, obama, resource extraction, Rockefeller, Rural Council

Two Nonprofit CEOs Call It Quits

tvfornonprofits wrote 10 months ago: Steve Gunderson, CEO of the Council on Foundations, and Robert D. Reischauer, CEO of the Urban Insti … more →

Tags: The NonProfit Times TV, Nonprofits, Robert D Reischauer, Steve Gunderson, urban institute

The Privilege of Eating Well4 comments

Elaine wrote 1 year ago: This post is the first of a series on Food and Philanthropy. Scroll down to find out what’s ne … more →

Tags: charitable giving, Food, Slow Food, Philanthropy, family foundations, Slow Food USA, sustainability, food inc, farm-to-table

Philanthropy Put on "Trial" at COF Annual Meeting

tvfornonprofits wrote 1 year ago: This is a summary of the five stories in the latest webcast of NPTtv, “Hung Jury.”  The … more →

Tags: Charity, The NonProfit Times TV, Philanthropy, Annie E. Casey Foundation, atlantic philanthropies, Gara LaMarche, philanthropy, Ralph R. Smith

American Council of Learned Societies Public Fellows Program

Joslyn O. wrote 1 year ago: The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the inaugural competition of its Public F … more →

Tags: career/funding/awards, Resources, American Council of Learned Societies, Public Fellows Program, ACLS, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Association of American Universities, AAU, Institute for International Education

The verdict is out!1 comment

SoNNPIC wrote 1 year ago: Image by Joe Gratz via Flickr The Council on Foundations wrapped up its annual conference with the l … more →

Tags: Events, News, Philanthropy


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