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Council on Foundations’ 2013 Community Foundations Conference: local impact on an international scale
The Council on Foundations’ 2013 Fall Conference for Community Foundations, held on 22-25 September in San Diego, marked a unique opportunity for CAF America to speak directly with community foundation decision-makers, thought-leaders and strategists to …
San Diego hosts 2013 Fall Conference for Community Foundations
Sunny San Diego was welcoming to the roughly 1,100 participants of the Council on Foundations’ 2013 Fall Conference for Community Foundations, held on 22-25 September. Conference committee chair John Kobara, COO of the California Community …
Bold ideas for global philanthropy, the Brazilian Way, Broken Windows: Council on Foundations Conference 2013
The Council on Foundations annual conference began its programme in Chicago with a packed pre-conference day of ‘Bold Ideas for Global Philanthropy’. Having attended CoF at least 20 times over the last 30 years, it …
New guide for corporate philanthropy launched at Council on Foundations conference
The Council on Foundations has released a new guide for corporate philanthropy during its annual conference, held in Los Angeles, 28 April-1 May. Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A practitioner’s guide to leading corporate philanthropy is …
Trust, failure and risk: reflections from the Council on Foundations conference
Trust is important. Foundations must learn to trust the organizations they fund. Perhaps we need less measurement, fewer checks and balances, and more trust. These were some of the themes emerging from a session at …
Mountains, controversy and philanthropy in Wyoming
The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) held its 24th annual fall retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA on 24-28 September in glorious autumn sunshine; I joined about 350 green philanthropists convened at Jackson Lake Lodge in …
Turning philanthropy on its head
While brainstorming ideas for this post, we checked in to see what others were writing about on Latest from Alliance… turns out everything is interconnected. Our founder, Chet Tchozewski, submitted the blog’s very first installment …
Steve Gunderson’s departure leaves the Council on Foundations poised for global partnership
Last week Steve Gunderson announced his plan to resign as President and CEO of the Council on Foundations, effective 1 September 2011. Steve has led the Council with great distinction since 2005 and his legacy …
Gunderson to leave COF at start of September
Steve Gunderson is to step down as president and CEO of the Council on Foundations with effect from 1 September, it was announced on Sunday. In an open letter posted on the Council’s website, Gunderson …
Experts disagree on foundations’ role in international development
An afternoon session at the Council on Foundations conference on Sunday about international development and philanthropy’s role highlighted some disagreement about where foundations can add the greatest amount of value. This seems a fundamental question, …
