Council on Foundations
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The Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grant-making foundations and giving programs worldwide. They provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities and other services to participating members and the general public.
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[edit] Council Profile
The members of the council focus mainly on the following subjects:
- Child & Youth Development
- Civil Rights
- Community Development
- Crime prevention
- General education
- Primary education
[edit] Council on Foundations Awards
The Council on Foundations Awards programs annually honor the contributions of the best in philanthropy, to enhance personal growth and accomplishment of its members, to provide role models, and strengthen the image of philanthropy.
[edit] 2005 Awards
Distinguished Grantmaker Award: Rien van Gendt, executive director of the Van Leer Group Foundation [1].
Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking: Nancy Latimer, senior program officer in the Children and Families program of the McKnight Foundation
Paul Ylvisaker Award for Public Policy Engagement: The Maytree Foundation
[edit] 2005 Film and Video Festival Awards:
These are the winners of the Film and Video Festival Awards:
- Born into Brothels
- Farmingville
- Freedom Machines
- In the Light of Reverence
- Let's Get Real
- Muslims
- No Place to Live: Chicago's Affordable Housing Crisis
- North Korea: Beyond the DMZ
- RACE - The Power of an Illusion
- Reading Your Rights
- Refugee
- The Broad Street History Project
- The New Americans
- Trembling Before G-d
These video projects will make their debut during the Council's 56th Annual Conference in San Diego, California the week of April 8[2].
