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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Francie Ostrower
Staying the Course A new study of community foundation effectiveness generates suggestions for increasing grantmaking impact. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Dan Caplinger
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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... mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Dot's Top Ten Ten achievements of retired Council on Foundations president and CEO Dorothy S. Ridings. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
May 1, 2009
No Questions Asked Few companies have embraced best practices for assessing the effectiveness of their marketing budgets. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles