Navigating the Moment: The Unique Role of Community Foundations
Nonprofits across the country are feeling the ripple effects of a shrinking federal government, funding freezes and an increasingly negative narrative about their work. With a consequential tax package and a surge of executive actions, the policy landscape is growing increasingly complex. At the same time, American communities are grappling with rising polarization, soaring living costs, housing shortages, frequent disasters, and other crises. Community foundations play a vital role in supporting local nonprofits and addressing these pressing challenges. However, your organizations also face emerging threats to your work, business models, and place in society.
And yet community foundation leadership is more important now than ever. Your deep local roots, connections to businesses and civic leaders, and trusted relationships with the communities you serve uniquely position you to navigate this uncertain moment. Join this call to learn from peers, stay informed, and ensure your foundation is prepared to respond.
The Council on Foundations invites all CEOs, Presidents, and Executive Directors of Community Foundation members to a private discussion about the current challenges facing the Community Foundation sector and what might be next.
Our conversation will begin with reflections from:
- Betsy Constantine, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
- Dan Kildee, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Flint
- Kathleen Enright, President and CEO, Council on Foundations
- Jenn Holcomb, Vice President, Government Affairs and Legal Resources, Council on Foundations