Council on Foundations

06/04/2026

Our legal team tracks current trends and challenges and interacts with nearly 2,000 foundation leaders annually. In this time of constant change, our team can help you understand the most common legal complexities facing corporate foundations.

Join us June 16 and 18 for Legal Matters for Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs. https://hubs.ly/Q04k8slK0

This two-day virtual training is relevant to current issues you face in your day-to-day. And don’t worry, there will be plenty of time for questions!

06/03/2026

Innovia Foundation is proving that community projects such as the restoration and revitalization of the J.C. Barron Mill provide common ground for people and an opportunity to put aside their divisions on politics, faith, and more.

Learn more about how this project helped the Oakesdale community work across its own differences to bring a beloved landmark back to life. https://hubs.ly/Q04jZRfs0

06/02/2026

⌛ THREE DAYS LEFT!

The 2025 Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study of Foundations (CCSF) Survey closes this Friday, June 5. Participate today and contribute to our sector’s premier tool for benchmarking investment performance, asset strategies, and return data!

Learn more and participate in the 2025 CCSF Survey. https://hubs.ly/Q04jMY-90

06/01/2026

Don’t miss out! Here's what’s on the Council calendar in June:

⭐TODAY June 1, Peer Event: Public Policy Action Network https://bit.ly/43427ca

⭐June 3, Training: Legal Basics for Community Foundations https://bit.ly/434wP51

⭐June 8-9, In-Person Retreat: Retreat for New Private and Corporate Foundation Executives https://bit.ly/43c5nCi

⭐June 10, Peer Event: Community Foundation Donor Services Meet-Up https://bit.ly/3ScV7Hy

⭐June 10, Webinar: National Standards Monthly Session https://bit.ly/4uLgiz2

⭐June 10, Peer Event: Leading Across Differences Peer Learning Circle https://bit.ly/43F7PRR

⭐June 10, Training: Better Stories, Better Language: Building Trust, Showing Your Value, and Using Language That Resonates https://bit.ly/4vkfgtB

⭐June 11, Peer Event: Council and CEONet Community Foundation Roundtable https://bit.ly/4annBoe

⭐June 16 – 18, Training: Legal Matters for Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs https://bit.ly/436Xs9u

⭐June 16, Peer Event: Foundation Executives Network https://bit.ly/4vmt32X

⭐June 23, Training Better Stories, Better Language: The Ethics of Great Storytelling https://bit.ly/4uFrvB1

⭐June 24, Peer Event: SDG Learning Circle for Foundations https://bit.ly/4vl4vam

View the full calendar and register for upcoming events, webinars, and trainings: https://bit.ly/4vkTu92

05/28/2026

Congratulations to all our Council members and partners named as 2026 TIME100 Philanthropy honorees!

TIME’s annual list featuring new leaders in philanthropy, many of whom are accustomed to success in their own fields, that are eager to see impact now.

05/21/2026

On June 10, we’ll kick off the next Better Stories, Better Language workshop series!

These workshops dive deeper into our research with the Center for Public Interest Communications and give you the skills and tools to tell more complex, robust stories about the charitable sector and your organization’s work.

Register for all three workshops! https://hubs.ly/Q04htdQG0

05/19/2026

Council President and CEO Kathleen Enright was recently featured on iHeartMedia’s CEOs You Should Know podcast.

Widely respected as a mission-driven leader and coalition builder, Kathleen joined the Council as President and CEO in 2019. Under Kathleen’s leadership, the Council launched its new strategy to make philanthropy a trusted partner in addressing society’s most pressing challenges.

🎧 Listen to the full episode to learn more! https://hubs.ly/Q04hbfPv0

05/18/2026

🚨 You have 10 more days to complete the 2026 GSB survey 🚨

Contribute to the sector's largest report on foundation staff composition and compensation in the United States.

Complete the survey by May 28: https://hubs.ly/Q04h0V_V0

05/14/2026

Need a 101 course on nonprofit law for community foundations? Join our upcoming Legal Basics for Community Foundations training on June 3. https://bit.ly/48ZEPaP

This workshop covers some of the most fundamental aspects of the law of nonprofit organizations and how community foundations work within that larger sphere. It's both a helpful introduction to the field for new staff and a great refresher for more experienced professionals!

Learn more and register. https://bit.ly/48ZEPaP

05/13/2026

Curious about learning to work across differences?

Project Optimist sat down with the Council’s own Kristen Scott Kennedy at to talk about philanthropy’s focus on working across differences and what comes next for this work across the country.

Read more.

'Philanthropy has the resources, has the ability, has the convening power to model a different path forward, to model a kind of leadership that is reaching across differences.'