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AFP eWire May 6, 2004 |
Urban Institute Releases Study on Foundation Practices, Attitudes Urban Institute study reveals a wealth of data about the attitudes and practices of different types of foundations, including how they view effective philanthropy and the monitoring and evaluation processes.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Francie Ostrower |
Staying the Course A new study of community foundation effectiveness generates suggestions for increasing grantmaking impact.  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Kathleen P. Enright |
Philanthropy's New Clothes New study results represent the most comprehensive look at how foundations view their own effectiveness to date.  |
AFP eWire April 20, 2010 |
2009 Saw Record Decline in Foundation Giving The recent economic crisis caused the more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations in the United States to cut their 2009 giving by an estimated 8.4 percent -- by far the largest decline ever tracked by the Foundation Center.  |
AFP eWire January 20, 2004 |
Foundation Leaders Debate Problems Outlined in New Report Foundations have failed to adequately address the issues of effectiveness and accountability, opening the door for Congressional and public scrutiny, argued the author of a new report examining the foundation environment.  |
AFP eWire May 5, 2008 |
Despite Economy, Some Foundations Plan to Increase Giving Three recent surveys that asked foundations if they plan to increase their giving in 2008 and beyond show mixed results.  |
AFP eWire November 23, 2010 |
Foundations Likely to Increase Giving in 2011 It may take several years for giving to match the peak level recorded in 2008, according to estimates reported by the Foundation Center.  |
AFP eWire October 7, 2014 |
REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations.  |
AFP eWire June 12, 2012 |
Growth in U.S. Foundation Giving Fails to Keep Pace With Inflation Giving by U.S. foundations showed a modest increase in 2011, totaling an estimated $46.9 billion and up 2.2 percent from the year before. After accounting for inflation, however, contributions by U.S. foundations were down slightly from 2010.  |
AFP eWire October 16, 2004 |
Corporate Giving Still Robust, New Survey Reports Philanthropic giving by U.S. corporations and corporate foundations increased by 24 percent from 2002 to 2003, according to a new survey.  |
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Michelle Lodge |
Five Questions With King McGlaughon King McGlaughon of Foundation Source, which provides back-room support for foundations, tells how a financial advisor's knowledge of philanthropy gives him or her an edge.  |
AFP eWire April 9, 2007 |
Foundation Giving Rises to $40 Million Foundation giving in the United States grew to $40.7 billion in 2006, an 11.7% increase from the previous year, according to a new study.  |
AFP eWire May 12, 2008 |
Mixed Results on Growth in Foundation Diversity A new report reveals that foundation diversity has increased significantly in some areas, including board and staff composition, but there continues to be problems in others, such as funding to diverse organizations.  |
AFP eWire April 24, 2006 |
Slow, Steady Foundation Growth Seen in 2005, Expected in 2006 A new report shows steady, but unremarkable growth for the foundation sector in 2005 and forecasts much of the same for 2006.  |
AFP eWire May 26, 2008 |
Foundations Viewed Positively, But Are Virtually Invisible to Many Americans A new study shows that a large percentage of Americans, including those engaged in the charitable sector, know very little about foundations but nonetheless tend to have favorable perceptions of them and their work.  |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience.  |
AFP eWire June 6, 2005 |
New Resource for Foundations, Donors Interested in Community Building Individuals, family foundations and others interested in issues related to community building, including poverty, homelessness and economic insecurity, now have a new resource to help them learn how to get involved and better target their contributions.  |
AFP eWire November 20, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 20, 2012) What Do Donors, Foundations Want to Know about Nonprofits?... Direct Mail -- The Exquisite Corpse... How High-Profile Causes Like `Movember' Push Less `Sexy' Ones Aside...  |
AFP eWire May 21, 2007 |
Corporate Giving Reaches Milestone Independent of Disaster Relief A new study reveals that foundation giving rose by 6% in 2006, even though most giving related to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Southeast Asia Tsunami has already been completed. Giving exceeded $4 billion for the first time ever.  |
AFP eWire August 15, 2005 |
Matching Foundation Payout Rates to Mission A new report argues that foundations would be better served by matching their payout rate to the specific needs and programs of their mission as opposed to an arbitrary, government-set limit.  |
AFP eWire September 18, 2006 |
New Standards for Community Foundations More than 260 community foundations recently earned the National Standards Seal, which was created by the council and leaders of the community foundation field. Nearly 300 more organizations are in the process of either compiling materials for their record book or are currently under review.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Allison H. Fine |
Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration.  |
AFP eWire November 19, 2007 |
New York Times, Globe and Mail Honor Giving, National Philanthropy Day(R) In conjunction with National Philanthropy Day, two key North American media outlets developed special supplements in 2007 devoted to philanthropy and the charitable sector.  |
AFP eWire October 21, 2004 |
Community Foundations See Strong Gains in 2003 Two new surveys by the Columbus Foundation and the Council on Foundations show that the community foundation field had a strong year in 2003, primarily because of the steadily improving economy.  |
AFP eWire August 7, 2006 |
Foundation Giving Exceeds $33 Billion in 2005 Buoyed by the establishment of new foundations, a slowly growing economy and support for relief efforts for the Southeast Asia tsunami and Gulf Coast hurricanes, giving by U.S. foundations increased to an estimated $33.8 billion in 2005, according to a new report.  |
AFP eWire August 8, 2005 |
Foundation Giving Rises in 2004 A new study reports that giving by the United State's grantmaking foundations rose 7 percent to an estimated $32.4 billion in 2004, reversing the declines of the previous two years.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Millesen & Hedge |
Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned.  |
AFP eWire April 28, 2008 |
New Study Recommends Ways to Address Flaws in Grant Application and Reporting Nonprofit organizations and foundations alike are beginning to stagger under the weight of a grant application and reporting system that needs fixing.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Linda A. Long |
Family Matters At least two-thirds of the more than 60,000 U.S. private foundations are controlled by families. If the next two decades mirror present trends, family foundations will boast more than $500 billion in combined assets.  |
AFP eWire November 16, 2010 |
National Philanthropy Day(R) More Important Than Ever Officially celebrated on Nov. 15, people around the globe are coming together to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments that philanthropy -- and those involved in the philanthropic process -- have made to the world.  |
AFP eWire May 21, 2007 |
Foundations Don't Support Overhead Costs, Do They? A new study suggests that foundations are more likely to support overhead expenses and award unrestricted gifts than most nonprofits realize.  |
AFP eWire August 18, 2008 |
Shift in Grantee Evaluation Calls for Proactive Approach As foundations slowly shift to mid-game progress reports and play-by-play performance metrics for the programs they fund, grantees would be well-advised to help build the scorecards.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Jim Grote |
Foundations for Renown Assets in domestic private foundations are growing and donors are demanding more customized service from advisory firms.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 H. Art Taylor |
Building a More Accountable Sector There is a leadership role for grantmakers to play in helping nonprofits demonstrate their accountability.  |
AFP eWire June 9, 2010 |
Total U.S. Giving Decreased in 2009 The amount of money donated to charity by individuals, foundation and corporations decreased again in 2009, dropping 3.2 percent  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Baruch S. Littman |
The Headache-Free Philanthropist For many, the prestige of establishing a private family foundation to dispense charitable gifts to their favorite causes is alluring. They think of it as a dream come true. But is it really?  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 |
Dot's Top Ten Ten achievements of retired Council on Foundations president and CEO Dorothy S. Ridings.  |
AFP eWire August 30, 2011 |
Nonprofits Retained More Donors in 2010, Report Shows Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. were better at retaining donors and shored up their net losses in donations in 2010, according to the latest report of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Andras Kosaras |
Self-Regulation An Overview of Principles and Standards Work at the Council on Foundations that provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good.  |
AFP eWire August 1, 2005 |
Operating Style Key Factor in Foundation Expenses A new study of the expense and compensation patterns of the 10,000 largest grantmaking foundations in the U.S. suggests not only that there are vast differences among these entities, but also operating style may be the most critical factor in determining and explaining such expenditures.  |
U.S. Banker June 2002 John Hackett |
Can't Go Wrong As more Americans set up private foundations, banks find that not only do they bring in money directly, they also attract other wealth management business.  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Steve Gunderson |
Suiting Up for Social Change Grant managers must assure a return on America's growing charitable investment that the philanthropic sector can earn the public's continued trust.  |
CFO May 1, 2009 |
No Questions Asked Few companies have embraced best practices for assessing the effectiveness of their marketing budgets.  |
AFP eWire December 17, 2014 |
Charitable Giving, Donor Retention Levels Increasing, Reaching Near Pre-Recession Levels For the fourth consecutive year, charitable organizations across the U.S. saw growth in both the level of funds they raised, as well as how well they retained donors from year to year.  |
AFP eWire August 2, 2004 |
Grant Applications and Reporting Made Easier The Uniform Grant Guidelines Coalition, is requesting comments from all interested parties about its new proposed guidelines on consistent and uniform definitions and data elements in grant making.  |
AFP eWire April 19, 2012 |
Top Philanthropy Research Prize Awarded to Albany Consultant Robert M. Penna, Ph.D. Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., of Albany, N.Y., has written a pioneering book, The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results.  |
AFP eWire October 1, 2015 |
New Report: Less Than Half of Donors Give Again to Organizations That They Supported in the Previous Year Just 43 percent of donors who gave to participating survey organizations in 2013 gave to those same organizations in 2014.  |
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Amy Feldman |
Philanthropy: Rethinking How to Give A growing movement to review and rate charities on their real world results may give donors a better idea where they can do the most good  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Emmett D. Carson |
Standing at the Crossroads Community foundations worldwide are at a critical juncture where they must decide between being a field or a movement.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Robin S. Tryloff |
New Year, New Plan, New Directions The Council on Foundations is kicking off 2005 with a new strategic plan and framework for leadership in the sector.  |