Membership Application
Introduction
Voting members
FULL/VOTING MEMBERS are foundations, corporations or philanthropic entities whose primary function and activity is charitable grantmaking.
Associate members
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS are philanthropic support entities, businesses, consultants, or individuals that serve foundations, corporations, or philanthropic entities.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Financial and investment advisers, family offices, banks and trust companies that serve the philanthropic sector
- Law firms and attorneys that advise individuals and organizations regarding philanthropic activity
- Consulting firms and consultants who advise in the practice of philanthropy or who advise organizations that serve the field of philanthropy
- Vendors to the philanthropic field (e.g., software providers, publishers)
- Academic institutions and programs that support and serve the philanthropic sector
= Required
Council's proration policy
NEW MEMBER DUES - PRORATION POLICY
- New Council members who join in the first calendar quarter of the year are
required to pay the full year’s dues amount.
- New Council members who join in either the second or third calendar quarter of
the year will have their first-year dues prorated accordingly, with a minimum
payment for the year of $1500.
- New Council members who join in the fourth calendar quarter of the year are
required to pay the full year’s dues amount for the following calendar year
and will receive complementary Council membership for the remainder of the current
calendar year.
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Council's policy on sanctioning members
Council on Foundations' Policy on Sanctioning Members
While Council members are committed to best practices and high standards of conduct,
the Council is not an enforcement organization. Its interest is in protecting and
preserving the public trust by encouraging ethically sound management of philanthropic
institutions. This commitment to responsible and effective philanthropy led the
Council’s Board of Directors to establish specific procedures for invoking sanctions
for possible or proven institutional misconduct by its members. This process strengthens
the ability of the field to regulate itself and helps the Council fulfill its mission
to educate its members about best practices and ethics in philanthropy. This and
other efforts by grantmakers to monitor their own conduct will help prevent the
need for further state and federal oversight and demonstrates the field’s eagerness
to comply with not only the letter of the law, but the spirit as well.
For the complete text of the Council on Foundations’ Policy on Sanctioning Members,
visit our membership section of the COF website: www.cof.org.
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