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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.  |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 November 17, 2008 |
Foundations Not Likely to Change Funding Priorities Despite Economic Distress U.S. foundations are not going to suddenly or drastically change their funding priorities in the present economic downturn, judging from historical trends.  |
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 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 20, 2005 |
Charitable Giving Rises Five Percent in 2004 Charitable Giving in the U.S. exceeded $248 billion in 2004, according to the new Giving USA report.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Francie Ostrower |
Staying the Course A new study of community foundation effectiveness generates suggestions for increasing grantmaking impact.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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?  |
AFP eWire May 29, 2006 |
Contributions to Community Foundations Increase Dramatically Donors contributed $245 million to community foundations in Canada in 2005, an impressive 17% growth from the previous year. It is the second consecutive year that contributions to community foundations have reached an all-time high.  |
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  |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience.  |
AFP eWire April 12, 2004 |
U.S. Foundation Giving Declines Slightly in 2003 Grantmaking foundations in the United States gave slightly less in 2003 campared to the previous year.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire April 28, 2009 |
Foundations Plan to Shrink Grants The number and size of foundation grants will likely decrease this year, and grants for upstart organizations will be hard to come by, according to a study by the Foundation Center.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 |
Communications Par Excellence Here are the Council on Foundations' Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications program, which recognizes and encourages effective communications by foundations and corporate giving programs: Skoll Foundation... etc.  |
AFP eWire June 21, 2011 |
Charitable Giving Rebounds Slightly After Two Years of Steep Declines Total giving by individuals, foundations and corporations in the U.S. was $290.89 billion in 2010, a 2.1 percent increase from 2009.  |
AFP eWire February 2, 2009 |
Corporate Giving in Flux, But Not Disappearing, Study Shows Though corporate giving levels are predicted to decrease in 2009, many corporations and corporate foundations are holding steady in the amount they plan to give.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Eric L. Reiner |
Shaking The Foundation Donor-advised funds report droves of conversions from private foundations.  |
AFP eWire February 22, 2005 |
Lack of Standards, Assessment Hindering Foundation Effectiveness Many foundations do not have specific goals or standards of effectiveness, or ways of measuring their effectiveness, according to a study by the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 Murray & Fan |
Protecting National Resources There is a danger that foundations -- a national resource -- may decline and even disappear.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire January 31, 2012 |
What to Do When Foundations Have Walled Themselves Off From Your Organization What can you do when you come face to face with a wall built by a foundation to keep organizations like yours out?  |
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.  |
AFP eWire January 30, 2006 |
Corporate Contributions Up in 2004 Corporate giving to non-profits and charities increased by 22% from 2003 to 2004, according to an annual survey.  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 |
Celebrating Strategic Communications Here are the winners of the Council on Foundations' Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications. The awards recognize and encourage effective communications by foundations and corporate giving programs.  |
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 June 21, 2004 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surpassed $240 Billion in 2003 American individuals, estates, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $240.72 billion to charitable causes in 2003, according to a study.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
You Don't Have to Be Rich to Do Good Supporting charity isn't just for billionaires.  |
Information Today September 9, 2014 Nancy K. Herther |
The Knight Foundation Welcomes Ideas to Strengthen Libraries' Roles in the Digital Age People from around the country can submit entries for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's latest Knight News Challenge: "How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?"  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Bernholz, Fulton & Kasper |
Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve Here's how the latest technology trends could help community foundations serve their communities better.  |
InternetNews March 9, 2010 |
Microsoft-Sponsored CodePlex Moves Ahead The non-profit open source foundation looks to show it's not just an extension of its main backer, Microsoft.  |
AFP eWire January 8, 2006 |
U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million.  |
Lucire February 21, 2015 |
A new skin: more realistic foundations Advances in foundations in the 2010s have made them more skin-like. Jamie Dorman has been putting them to the test, finding four that are as good as the claims  |
AFP eWire June 21, 2004 |
U.S. Foundations Draft Standards to Increase Public Confidence In another sign of the nonprofit sector's emerging focus on accountability, the foundation community is in the process of developing a series of standards and stewardship principles to encourage public trust.  |
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 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.  |
AFP eWire February 21, 2012 |
Deep Roots What happened in the community of Cedar Rapids is a testament to the passion of many charitable organizations willing to get people the support they needed immediately and for years to come.  |
Information Today November 12, 2015 |
National Science Foundation Establishes Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs These hubs will serve as "brain trusts" that will conceive, plan, and support regional and national Big Data partnerships and activities.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. June 25, 2003 Ross Tucker |
Fidelity Offering Private Foundations This week the fund giant unveiled a new service allowing registered investment advisors to create and manage private foundations for affluent clients.  |