The Council on Foundations (www.cof.org), formed in 1949, is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations.
The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association providing philanthropic organizations with the leadership and tools they need to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good. Members of the Council include more than 1,700 independent, operating, community, public, and company-sponsored foundations, and corporate giving programs in the United States and abro
ad. The Council’s mission is to provide the opportunity, leadership, and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance, and sustain their ability to advance the common good.
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It's important to disconnect and recharge, and that's what we're doing. We hope you have a restful holiday and a happy new year! We'll be back in the office on Tuesday, January 3.
End of year to-do: Make plans to join Council on Foundations in Denver on June 13-14 for . Only three weeks remain to lock in $200 in savings when you register early! https://bit.ly/3WFK2vU
Calling all community foundations and place-based funders: Early registration for closes on January 13! Secure your spot and save $200. Register Now: https://bit.ly/3G6YAPu
AVAILABLE FREE! Check out our 2022 GSB Key Findings, a highlight and summary view of our sector-spanning 2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits report. Compare your foundation's long-standing practices with long-term sector trends at https://bit.ly/3OgjKNG
A sector-wide analysis of who's serving on foundation boards, and whether and how they're compensated, is out NOW! Dive into our Board Compensation and Composition Tables, a standalone resource and part of our comprehensive Grantmaker Salary and Benefits report: https://bit.ly/3E8rzl6
Benchmark salary and retention strategies and get hard data on the makeup of the philanthropic sector with the 2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits report, the sector's most comprehensive data and analysis of who's making foundations the force they are: https://bit.ly/3NRpAVC
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How do U.S. foundations compensate board members? Who's making up the leadership boards in our sector? Get the data in our Board Compensation and Composition Tables, a standalone resource and part of our comprehensive Grantmaker Salary and Benefits report: https://bit.ly/3Eb1lyf
ALL FOUNDATIONS: The updated 2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report is out now! Check out the most comprehensive data on U.S. foundation compensation, available free for Council members & for purchase for nonmembers: https://bit.ly/3WER3h0
Today is the deadline to submit your session proposal for Leading Locally, our in-person event June 13-14, 2023. Don't miss this chance to contribute to the philanthropic sector's collective impact! https://bit.ly/3Fr4o6t
Leading Locally 2023 - Call for Sessions Key Dates September 22 – Call for Sessions opens October 31 – Call for Sessions closes February 2023 – Submitters notified of acceptance status Submit session On June 13-14, 2023, the Council will host Leading Locally: The Power of Place-Based and Commu...
⏳ Time is running out to submit your Leading Locally 2023 session proposal on the power of place-based and community philanthropy! Don't miss this chance to share with your peers and contribute to the sector's collective impact! The deadline is Oct. 31. https://bit.ly/3SROuVH
Leading Locally 2023 - Call for Sessions Key Dates September 22 – Call for Sessions opens October 31 – Call for Sessions closes February 2023 – Submitters notified of acceptance status Submit session On June 13-14, 2023, the Council will host Leading Locally: The Power of Place-Based and Commu...
📣 Last call for session proposals! At Leading Locally 2023 we'll highlight place-based impact from across the philanthropic sector that is building inclusive and vibrant communities now and in the future. Submit by 10/31/22. https://bit.ly/3sGjv4o
Leading Locally 2023 - Call for Sessions Key Dates September 22 – Call for Sessions opens October 31 – Call for Sessions closes February 2023 – Submitters notified of acceptance status Submit session On June 13-14, 2023, the Council will host Leading Locally: The Power of Place-Based and Commu...
Call for session proposals: at Leading Locally, our in-person conference June 13-14, 2023, we'll showcase place-based impact from across the philanthropic sector that is helping to build inclusive and vibrant communities. Submit by 10/31/22. https://bit.ly/3eNMtfg
Leading Locally 2023 - Call for Sessions Key Dates September 22 – Call for Sessions opens October 31 – Call for Sessions closes February 2023 – Submitters notified of acceptance status Submit session On June 13-14, 2023, the Council will host Leading Locally: The Power of Place-Based and Commu...
and meet members like the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, who take advantage of sector-strengthening programs like our Public Policy Summit, Legal Matters for Community Foundations, and more. Your foundation can join the Council community and get free or discounted access to programs at https://bit.ly/3s87bK5!
There's ONE DAY left for mid/senior-career philanthropy professionals to apply for a 2023 cohort. Applications for our flagship leadership development program close TOMORROW – don't miss your chance to prepare for an executive role that will help you shape the look, strategies, and successes of tomorrow's philanthropy. Apply today at https://bit.ly/3Mr7Qj8
Get ready today to lead the philanthropy of tomorrow with , our flagship leadership program that's diversifying and preparing mid/late-career philanthropy pros for the C-suite. Scholarship available (https://bit.ly/3VqnQpt) – Apply today: https://bit.ly/3eozQHz!
May Leong, 2022 alumna, blogs about safety, career advancement, and why our flagship professional development program works: "I knew beforehand that I would greatly benefit from Career Pathways because of the design of the program: bring together smart people and give them the space to ask for help, give advice, and share stories." Check it out at https://bit.ly/3s65vRr or apply for a 2023 Career Pathways cohort at https://bit.ly/3Tc62MR
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of participating in the Spring 2022 Career Pathways cohort. Prior to this spring, I had completed three other executive leadership programs. On the first day of Career Pathways Learning Session One, while reviewing the curriculum, we were asked what might be mi...
Our call to action for funders to rededicate their giving strategies to localization, authored by Council on Foundations CEO Kathleen Enright, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation CEO Peter Laugharn, and WINGS Executive Director Ben Bellegy, was published in Alliance magazine! Check it out:
https://bit.ly/3SMdChz
American foundations should feel pride about one of the key headlines from an event at the U.N. General Assembly last month: a new report on global giving found their giving has skyrocketed in recent years, …
ICYMI: We also released the 2022 GSB Report's Board Compensation Tables as a standalone resource to provide foundations the tools needed to benchmark board compensation policies against sector peers. Free for Council members or available for purchase at https://bit.ly/3fRMmzJ
ICYMI: Last week, the Council released the 2022 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report, the most comprehensive analysis on U.S. foundation compensation in the field. This resource is available for purchase and free for Council members at https://bit.ly/3MhehVR
ICYMI: The application deadline is extended to Oct. 14! If you're a mid/senior-level philanthropy professional looking to take your career to the next level, apply today! https://bit.ly/3RLqses
📣 Call for session proposals: at Leading Locally, our in-person conference June 13-14, 2023, we'll showcase place-based impact from across the sector that is helping to build inclusive and vibrant communities. The deadline to submit proposals is Oct. 17. https://bit.ly/3V9DCF7
Leading Locally 2023 - Call for Sessions Key Dates September 22 – Call for Sessions opens October 17 – Call for Sessions closes February 2023 – Submitters notified of acceptance status Submit session On June 13-14, 2023, the Council will host Leading Locally: The Power of Place-Based and Commu...
We're excited to announce we're extending the application deadline by a week! If you know a mid/senior-level philanthropy professional looking to take their career to the next level, don't wait any longer and apply now: https://bit.ly/3EpxRxi
The Grantmaker Salary and Benefits report is one of our biggest contributions to the philanthropic field, and one we're proudest to offer. Check out our press release on it, and download your copy today (free for members, for purchase for non-members): https://bit.ly/3SKGPJC
We've also released the 2022 GSB Report's Board Compensation Tables as a standalone resource, providing foundations the tools needed to benchmark board compensation policies against sector peers. Free for Council members or available for purchase at https://bit.ly/3CejMQq
The Council on Foundations is pleased to release the 2022 update of its Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report, the most comprehensive analysis on the compensation of U.S. foundations in the field. Available for purchase and FREE for Council members at https://bit.ly/3fJhjpA
Applications are OPEN for the 2023 cohorts of our our flagship leadership program, ! Learn more at an info session TOMORROW (https://bit.ly/3V1iu3L) or apply now (https://bit.ly/3M6iUBR).
Scholarships available at https://bit.ly/3CyKG7e!
and meet staffers like Phillip Blackmon, our membership associate and an expert at connecting foundations to the benefits, resources, and expertise available through the Council. Learn more and become a member today at https://bit.ly/3CGHKWd!
Are you a mid/senior-level philanthropy professional looking to take the next step? Apply today (https://bit.ly/3fI5rEw) for the Council's flagship professional development program, , before the application period closes FRIDAY. Have questions? Learn more about evolving your career toward being a philanthropy executive at an information session this Wednesday: https://bit.ly/3fD4wFl
In partnership with with WINGS and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, we made a key topic at last week to promote foundation giving directly to international partners. You can watch at https://bit.ly/3E55uUK
Applications for the 2023 cohorts of our our flagship leadership program, , close in ONE WEEK! Learn more at an info session October 5 (https://bit.ly/3y9mW6P) or apply now (https://bit.ly/3CkDUlk)!
ICYMI: We released a new report, the 2022 edition of "The State of Global Giving by U.S. Foundations," to look at foundation funding amounts, targets, strategies, and more, around the world. Check it out at https://bit.ly/3fjyspC
Applications are OPEN for the 2023 cohorts of our our flagship leadership program, ! Learn more at an info session October 5 (https://bit.ly/3DVs4iz) or apply now (https://bit.ly/3DYsMvq)!
and meet members like the Barr Foundation, whose commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion led them on an inward examination and journey that resulted in positive change. Read their story at https://bit.ly/3r8oXfP, and join those improving philanthropy by becoming a Council member at https://bit.ly/3raxb6S
Did you miss our presentation last week at with WINGS and the
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation? Watch it at https://bit.ly/3dNfV4H and dive into the issues informing where U.S. foundation dollars go when they go across the globe, and read the report at https://bit.ly/3fjiegf
The devastation of is a continuing crisis for communities in its wake, leaving more than 3 million without power in Puerto Rico and more than 1 million without running water in the Dominican Republic. Philanthropy can answer the call; find information and funding resources (updated continuously) at https://bit.ly/3SlitWj
Applications are OPEN for the 2023 cohorts of our our flagship leadership program, Career Pathways! Learn more at an info session TODAY at 3pm (https://bit.ly/3UuqvOE) or apply now (https://bit.ly/3SjaxVF)!
STARTING SOON! At 3:30 ET, join Career Pathways alumnus and knowledge leaders for a discussion on how today’s philanthropy engages in knowledge work – the soul of social change efforts: https://bit.ly/3qQfdX9
The Council and our CEO, Kathleen Enright, are LIVE at the UN General Assembly today with our new Global Giving Report (https://bit.ly/3LvNLaT) and a side event at Ford Foundation with WINGS and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (stream it at https://bit.ly/3dBnVFI) to discuss localizing international giving. Don't miss out!
THIS AFTERNOON! At 3:30 ET, join Career Pathways alumnus and knowledge leaders for a discussion on how today’s philanthropy engages in knowledge work – the soul of social change efforts: https://bit.ly/3RZThor
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