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Thursday, May 29, 2025

White House Honors Community Foundation Centennial

By avorio / December 2, 2014 / 0 Comments

President Obama celebrated the 100th anniversary of the community foundation movement with a convening at the White House on December 2, which was also Giving Tuesday. Council of Foundations President … Read more

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Grant Makers Channel More to Charities' Operating Costs

By avorio / November 20, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: An increasing number of foundations are providing unrestricted funds and multiyear grants—two giving strategies that many nonprofit leaders and experts believe are key to helping … Read more

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United States Ranks 9th in the World in Giving to Charity

By avorio / November 18, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: The United States climbed into the top 10 on an annual ranking of the countries with the most charitable people but still lags behind smaller … Read more

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Gifts to Donor-Advised Funds Grew 24% in 2013, According to Study

By avorio / November 12, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: A flood of contributions to donor-advised funds pushed assets of the charitable accounts to a new high of nearly $54-billion in 2013, according to a … Read more

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From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: As Wealthy Give Smaller Share of Income to Charity, Middle Class Digs Deeper

By avorio / October 8, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: As the recession lifted, poor and middle class Americans dug deeper into their wallets to give to charity, even though they were earning less. At … Read more

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New report: 10 lessons on Giving Days

By avorio / September 30, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Knight Foundation: With #GivingTuesday right around the corner, community foundations and nonprofit organizations of all kinds can benefit from the Knight Foundation’s 10 Lessons on Giving Days. Reasons … Read more

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From the Council on Foundations: 3 Ways to Bring Philanthropy Week to Your Community

By avorio / March 6, 2014 / 0 Comments

Right now, over 200 leaders from across the philanthropic sector are uniting in Washington, D.C. to tell their lawmakers that thriving philanthropy builds thriving communities. As lawmakers contemplate comprehensive tax … Read more

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