Association of Foundations (AF)

14/05/2026

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬
May 12, 2026

In compliance with the 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟭𝟳 dated May 7, 2026 titled “STREAMLINING THE ACCREDITATION SYSTEM FOR DONEE INSTITUTIONS AND DESIGNATING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT AS THE SOLE ACCREDITING ENTITY FOR SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 720 (2008) FOR THE PURPOSE”, the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) shall cease receiving, processing and evaluating 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 of NGOs that are licensed and accredited by the DSWD as SWDAs, effective immediately. SWDAs may, at their discretion, still pursue PCNC-accreditation as a “seal of good governance and housekeeping”.

Section 2 of the Order provides that “The Certificate of Registration and Certificate of Accreditation issued by the DSWD to SWDAs, as applicable, shall be deemed sufficient and shall be recognized by the BIR in granting donee-institution status for purposes of Section 34(H) and 101(A) of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended.”

PCNC shall continue processing the application for accreditation and donee-institution status of NGOs that are not SWDA until the implementing guidelines of the said EO has been issued or a clarification to the contrary has been made by the BIR.

For your guidance.

Access/download Executive Order No. 117: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2026/05/07/executive-order-no-117-s-2026/

12/05/2026

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟱𝟰𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗙 𝗚𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗦

AF is honored to have Mr. Ramon R. Del Rosario, Jr., as the Keynote Speaker for the 54th AF General Assembly. A respected leader in shared leadership and enterprise-building, Mr. Del Rosario serves as Chairman and CEO of Philippine Investment Management (PHINMA) and PHINMA Corporation, with a diverse portfolio in education, housing, hotels, cement, and steel roofing.

He is also a member of the AF Board of Advisers. He will help ground us in the “why” of collaboration and bring to life what shared leadership can look like in action.

This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring insights from the different collaboratives being driven by AF, with Mr. Howie Severino as the moderator.

11/05/2026

The Association of Foundations (AF), in partnership with the Philippine Coalition on Volunteerism (PhilCV), invites all AF members to a learning session with volunteer-sending organizations (VSOs).

This session will introduce organizations that deploy volunteers for long-term and short-term engagements and explore partnership opportunities for NGOs and foundations.

As part of the International Volunteer Year 2026 (IVY 2026), this session aims to promote volunteerism and highlight the vital role of volunteers in advancing sustainable development.

📧 This session is part of AF's member-only learning opportunities. AF members may email [email protected] to register.

09/05/2026

07/05/2026

𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 | 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟭-𝟱 𝗽𝗺 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺

On May 19, 2026, 1:00 to 5:00 PM we will be conducting an online learning session via Zoom on proposal writing together with TELUS International Philippines Foundation (TELUS Digital) .

"𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴" aims to provide not for profit practitioners with a practical understanding of the essential elements needed to craft bankable project proposals.

This is a FREE session open to all non-stock, not for profit organizations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

There is no limit to the number of participants per organization but individual pre-registration is required.

🔗𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/AFLearns-May19

07/05/2026

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞? 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱

Join our 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗔𝗤𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 on May 15, 2026 and learn more about the 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲—what it’s about, how to apply, what the requirements are, and other things you need to know before submitting your application.

This is your chance to get clearer guidance and better prepare your proposal.

To join the Zoom session, kindly register through the link here: https://tinyurl.com/yesxt7bu

Once registered, you’ll receive the meeting details and access information.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

We hope to see you there and help you take the next step toward turning your ideas into action.

07/05/2026

🌎 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 #𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! ✨

We are pleased to announce that Season 6 of the International Prize is now open for applications.

As a past laureate and winner of the Good Deed of the Year Award, Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation invites fellow global changemakers to seize this opportunity. The Prize honors leaders advancing social change worldwide, in alignment with the UN International Year of Volunteers—ideal for youth driving meaningful impact.

Applicants from other countries may enter these categories:
💛 Human Assistance
🌱 Sustainable Future

Finalists benefit from:
✅ International recognition
✅ Access to expert communities
✅ Support to scale initiatives

Join us at the December 2026 awards ceremony in Moscow, inspiring thousands with your story.

⏰ Deadline: May 24, 2026. Apply now.

🔗 wearetogetherprize.com

06/05/2026

𝗟𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 🇪🇸🎥

On March 30, the Jesuit Communications Foundation, Inc. (JesCom) officially sent off its newest major film, Los Salvajes Bravos, with a Mass, travel orientation, media gathering, and message from Fr. Nono Alfonso, SJ.

Following the success of Ignacio de Loyola and GOMBURZA, this new historical epic will bring another important chapter of history to the silver screen. In Spain, the Los Salvajes Bravos team met with local leaders in Ciudad Rodrigo, marking a key step toward production.

📧 JesCom now invites collaborators and partners to join them in this journey. Interested parties may contact JesCom Special Projects Coordinator, Ms. Editha Sablan, at [email protected].

06/05/2026

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝟳 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 💗🌟

Our flagship leadership program, Leaders Empowered and Dedicated to Serve (LEAD to Serve), continues to play a key role in strengthening leadership in the NGO sector by officially welcoming the Batch 7 of the LEAD to Serve Flagship Program with the conduct of the Leading Self Module last April 21-24, 2026 in Antipolo, Rizal.

Composed of 20 participants from 15 organizations, this new cohort brings together emerging and current leaders from across the civil society sector – each committed to advancing more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development through their organizations.

Over four days, participants engaged in a series of reflective and interactive sessions designed to deepen self-awareness and clarify their personal leadership values and identity.

06/05/2026

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲

On April 24, 2026, Simon of Cyrene Community Rehabilitation and Development Foundation, Inc. and A2D Project – Research Group for Alternatives to Development, Inc., conducted the Lessons Learnt Workshop for Inclusive Humanitarian Response for Typhoons Tino and Uwan-Affected Communities.

The activity aimed to generate practical recommendations for future typhoon responses and inclusive humanitarian programming, while reinforcing partnerships and collective ownership to ensure sustained impact.

The project was supported by CBM Global Switzerland, Ireland, Australia, UK, and New Zealand, through the CBM Global Philippines.

06/05/2026

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀 | 𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

PCNC, PICPA, and PICPA Foundation proudly bring 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 to Davao!

Designed for NGO finance officers, managers, executive directors, treasurers, and board trustees, this course equips participants with practical tools and principles in financial management—empowering sound decision-making for sustainability and growth aligned with your organization’s mission.

More details below 👇🏽

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀 | 𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Davao City, we’re coming to you!
PCNC, PICPA, and PICPA Foundation proudly bring 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 to the land of promise.

Designed for NGO finance officers, managers, executive directors, treasurers, and board trustees, this course equips participants with practical tools and principles in financial management—empowering sound decision-making for sustainability and growth aligned with your organization’s mission.

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: June 24-26, 2026
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: PICPA House – Davao Chapter, Araullo St., Jacinto Extension, Davao City
𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: ₱5,000 (PICPA Sponsored)
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: tinyurl.com/PCNCFinDVO
(or simply scan the QR code below)

For inquiries, contact:
- Lalaine Barnuevo: 0938-845-3437
- Lo**ta P. Tang: 0917-886-3572
- [email protected]