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2016 US Council on Foundations
2016 US Council on Foundations: Community foundations join the ranks of global grantmakers
Over the past decade, an increasing number of community foundations in the United States have joined the ranks of global grantmakers. What’s brought about this trend? In large part it has been the result of …
2016 US Council on Foundations: American philanthropy prepares for climate change in Congress
2016 is a period of flux in US politics with changes afoot in the Presidency, Supreme Court and Senate as well as tax reform proposals due at the end of the year. In this context, …
2016 US Council on Foundations: The importance of investing in the talent pipeline
The programmatic content of the Council on Foundations’ annual conference ended with a fine plenary on diversity, equity and inclusion in U.S. philanthropy. Council Board Javier Soto of the Miami Foundation introduced the session by …
2016 US Council on Foundations: How US funders can lead the SDGs at home
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) made a helpful appearance during the first day of the Council on Foundations’ 2016 conference in Washington, DC today. Helpful and somewhat unusual for this annual gathering of mostly U.S. …
2016 US Council on Foundations: De-polarizing climate change
There is wind in the sails of the global movement to combat climate change. The 2015 Paris Agreement (a historic commitment of 192 states to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels) …
