Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors hosted an emergency teleconference on Monday, May 12 to brief donors about relief and recovery needs and effective philanthropic strategies in response to the Myanmar (Burma) disaster. Please click on this link for a summary of that teleconference.
April Issue of International Dateline Now Available (4/10/08)
The April issue of International Dateline, the Council's monthly news update for international grantmakers, contains updates on the Council's international activities, announcements from the field, professional development opportunities and a calendar of major events. Visit the archives for previous issues.
Request for Proposals to Establish and Maintain a Centralized Repository of Information on Non-U.S. Based NGOs (3/31/08)
The Council on Foundations, the Foundation Center, Independent Sector, and InterAction are to establish and maintain a centralized repository of equivalency determination (ED) information on non-U.S.-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The entity that hosts the repository will be responsible for reviewing ED requests to determine if an NGO is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity under IRS rules. Read more about the project need and the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Summit Update: Scholarships Available for International Attendees (3/14/08)
Thanks to donor support, the Council has established an International Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance to
individuals outside of the United States interested in attending Philanthropy's
Vision: A Leadership Summit. The Summit will
be held May 4-7, 2008 , in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Applicants must reside outside of the U.S. and be active
in the philanthropic field. Scholarships will cover registration fees and accommodations up to five nights. They will be
awarded based on financial need and the Council's desire to ensure participation from established and emerging philanthropic
leaders from all regions of the world. A selection committee will review applications on a rolling basis until April 15 or
until all funds are committed. For more information, contact Isabelle Mack at Isabelle.Mack@cof.org or 703/879-0747.
Support for the scholarships comes from the Asia Foundation, the Bertelsmann Foundation, the King Baudouin
Foundation, the Bernard Van Leer Foundation, and the Citi Foundation.
Remarks by Council on Foundations' President and CEO, Steve Gunderson, before the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), on applying strategic philanthropy to the Millenium Development Goals. (3/24/08)
Revised Form 990: Implications for International Grantmakers (1/30/08)
The Internal Revenue Service released the revised 2008 Form 990 and accompanying schedules on December 20, 2007. Janne Gallagher, Vice President and General Counsel at the Council on Foundations, provides an update on what this means for international grantmakers. [More ...]
New Legal Dimensions Article: International Grantmaking from Donor-advised Funds (01/15/08)
Capitalizing on the growth of donor-advised funds and on the increasing interest in international philanthropy among donors in the United States, a number of public charities have developed expertise in international grantmaking and have offered donor-advised funds as a giving vehicle to individual donors, companies, and foundations. At the same time, donor-advised funds have come under increased scrutiny by regulators and legislators. In this article, International Grantmaking from Donor-advised Funds New Requirements and Changing Practices after the Pension Protection Act of 2006, Andras Kosaras, from the Washington DC-based law firm Arnold & Porter LLP, lucidly lays out post-PPA requirements, illustrates with examples how the PPA has affected international giving through donor-advised funds, and provides strategies for complying with the new rules. [More ...]
New USIG Country Note for Guatemala (1/4/08)
The Country Notes section of this website now features a new note for Guatemala. The note describes the legal framework of nonprofit organizations in Guatemala along with translations of legislative provisions intended to assist grantmakers and their advisors undertaking equivalency determinations for foreign grantees under IRS Revenue Procedure 92-94. The Council partners with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law to develop country notes for the USIG website.
