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In this edition of CMF’s Annual Report, you will read about how your peers in rural, urban and suburban communities are bringing people together across a spectrum of issues, perspectives and lived experiences

This new publication honors the innovative leadership of CMF members, and the many unique ways philanthropy peers are working together and with their communities to make Michigan a place where all can thrive.

This resource is intended to explore frequently asked questions involved in managing disaster funds, specifically issues of concern to private foundations, community foundations, corporate foundation/giving programs and other public charities that manage grantmaking.

This document is a reference tool for considering which philanthropic giving structure is most appropriate to the unique situation and priorities of these individuals and families.

Council of Michigan Foundations 2022 Financial Audit

This resource reviews 14 of the most widely used grants management systems against hundreds of requirements criteria developed with the expertise of consultants, vendors, foundation program officers, and system administrators.

This guide provides recommended minimum periods of time for retaining important documents. Certain circumstances may change these recommendations.

This report, Practices That Matter, explores streamlining trends, successes, barriers, and perceptions. Most importantly, it prescribes the way forward for grantmakers that want to match their practices to their values in supporting nonprofit missions.

On April 29, 2012, the Council on Foundations released a seminal report for the corporate philanthropy field,  Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A

Addressing a community’s information needs is a critical aspect of supporting a vibrant and healthy democracy. As community and place-based foundations increase their participation in this work, they realize they cannot do it alone.

This manual, from Morgan Stanley, highlights some of the things private foundations must do, must not do, and may do. It describes how trustees can use Form 990-PF to examine the inner workings of a private foundation.

If knowledge alone was enough to inspire action, the world would already be a better place. Real change requires action, and the key to moving people from knowledge to action is persuasion.