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  • Economic Xchange
    Council Launches New Resources for Weathering the Economy
    Website and Online Thought Journal Added to Resource Arsenal

     

    Get the latest on how your colleagues are handling the economic crisis—and tell us your story. Our new website, Economic Xchange, offers information, resources, and other tools, and solicits your feedback. Our new, bi-monthly e-journal, Thought>Action>Impact, devotes its inaugural issue to examining the economy.

    Visit the Economic Xchange site and read the inaugural issue of Thought>Action>Impact
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    Career Center: Free For Members!
    An Online Resource for Individuals and Organizations

    Search for career opportunities. Advertise employment openings.

    Post your resume and advance your career!

    Free job searching for all.

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    Directory of Member Organizations available online
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    Contact information for the 2000+ members of the Council on Foundations.  A listing to help member organizations get in touch - and stay in touch - with each other.

    Look for the Member Organizations link under "Members" on the site navigation tab.

    Go to the Directory of Member Organizations
  • Congress Renews IRA Charitable Rollover Incentive

    In October 2008 Congress and the president agreed to extend the IRA charitable rollover for all of 2008 and 2009. Individuals 70 ½ or older can roll over up to $100,000 each year from their IRAs to eligible public charities.


    Read the Council’s IRA Charitable Rollover Analysis [pdf]
  • Start planning for 2009

    Now is the time to stop worrying and to start preparing. The turbulent times we are experiencing may present transformative opportunities for philanthropy. Join us at the Family Philanthropy Conference, the Annual Conference, and the Fall Conference for Community Foundations, where we will bring together the best-thinking, sound advice, and strategies to support you in these unprecedented times.

    Visit our 2009 Conferences page for more information
  • Understanding Philanthropy
    A Collection of Resources

    Understanding philanthropy is no easy feat, but we have gathered some of the most popular resources to best explain philanthropy. Read "Great Grants" to find out how Sesame Street, public libraries and the polio vaccine became a part of our lives through the grantmaking process, or click "More" to learn about the philanthropic tradition in the United States.

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How to Calculate the Public Support Test, Third EditionHow to Calculate the Public Support Test, Third Edition
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Our mission is to provide the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good. Over 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide are members of the Council on Foundations.

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