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AFP eWire October 8, 2007 |
Canadian Funders Placing Huge Burdens on Charities The entire grant/funding process in Canada is becoming increasingly burdensome, time-consuming and complicated, according to a new report by the Wellesley Institute.  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Allan R. Clyde |
Sherece West An interview with the CEO of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation about the charity and the recovery, relief, and rebuilding of Louisiana.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Robert H. Martin |
New Orleans' Philanthropic Challenge With hundreds of thousands of New Orleanians still scattered across America, homelessness and the lack of rootedness are felt intensely. Funders are helping to set the stage for transformation.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2004 Sarah Hoban |
From Concept to Reality They can be frustrating, intricate, and lengthy. But real estate professionals involved in public/private partnerships say they can also be rewarding.  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Betsy Martin |
Shifting Focus Canadian community foundations aim to change systems, institutions and attitudes through social justice grantmaking.  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Gwen I. Walden |
What are NPIOs and Why Can't Foundations Succeed Without Them? Nonprofit infrastructure organizations are the frontline capacity builders for grantees.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 McCracken & Roth |
Funding Success Foundations can follow the lead of the healthcare industry toward better evidence-based practice grantmaking.  |
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 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 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 Jan/Feb 2006 Egbert & Hoechstetter |
Mission Possible: Evaluating Advocacy Grants In an effort to more accurately reflect the outcomes of policy-related grants and promote more support for nonprofit advocacy, the Alliance for Justice teamed with The George Gund Foundation and Mosaica to fashion tools for grantmakers that show the effectiveness of nonprofit advocacy work.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Lee Draper |
Funder's Little Shop of Horrors Grantees look to funders for support in overcoming entrenched financial and management challenges, but they also want to be acknowledged for their expertise in running organizations, delivering services and relating to their constituencies.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Francie Ostrower |
Staying the Course A new study of community foundation effectiveness generates suggestions for increasing grantmaking impact.  |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Roger O. Crockett |
From Projects to Progress in Chicago A massive renewal effort that stresses new housing, community services, and commercial development is turning neighborhoods around.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2004 Kasper, Nielsen & Chao |
Democracy in Action Focus funds, the next wave of community philanthropy, are responding to the needs of both marginalized groups and new donor bases.  |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 Caroline Mascarell |
The Odessa Initiative An initiative that involved local residents in reforming Odessa's housing and water sectors demonstrates how popular participation can contribute to the success of development projects...  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Cole Wilbur |
Self-evaluation Periodic self-evaluation can renew the vitality of any foundation.  |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 James Warren |
When Counties Don't Stop Governing at the Border To compete for funding - and save their budgets - municipalities are doing the unthinkable: Working together.  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 Gwen I. Walden |
Shaping the Course of our Democracy Here are six trends foundations should watch and use to increase their influence over the next 25 years.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Lee Draper |
Managing Expectations, Coping With Realities Newcomers to philanthropy often find acclimation difficult. Here, ten interviewees discuss their beginnings and offer recommendations from their experience.  |
Searcher Jul/Aug 2009 Nancy K. Herther |
Grantsmanship: Information Resources to Help Researchers Get Funding There are actually many different types of support available to researchers  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Lee Draper |
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs?  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 |
Excerpt: Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations Grantmakers can be more effective and strategic in addressing disasters by following these eight principles of good disaster management.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2004 Nan Aron |
Advocacy's Efficacy Nonprofit advocacy is an effective way to leverage foundation resources and make a significant impact. Here's why and how.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Emmett D. Carson |
Beyond Relief and Recovery Philanthropy's biggest challenge in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is to move past just doing the familiar.  |
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.  |
Information Today June 24, 2010 Theresa Cramer |
Hyper-Local News Opens Up Are you tired of reading the same old Associated Press reports in your local newspaper? ? OpenPlans and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are teaming up to solve just that problem, through a new project called OpenBlock.  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Helen Monroe |
Vision, Values & Verbalization New foundations completing first distributions, as well as foundations with a mature grantmaking program in place, should set aside time for in-depth conversations about their work.  |
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.  |
Searcher Nov/Dec 2003 Bill Becker |
Library Grant Money on the Web: A Resource Primer What if a library -- a public, academic, school, government, special, private/corporate, or research library -- seeks corporate, foundation, individual, or government grants? How can a professional searcher help?  |
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?  |
Chemistry World February 1, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
Duplicate grants could be costing US science agencies millions The US's premiere science agencies may be inadvertently awarding tens of millions of dollars to scientists who submitted the same grant proposal multiple times and accepted duplicate funding.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Deborah S. Hechinger |
Building Better Boards Congress has focused on compliance, but effective governance requires strong leadership. Foundation boards must step up to the task of working with chief executives to empower foundations to identify critical needs and to fund strong and effective programs.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2006 Jane C. Nober |
Discretionary Grants Foundations reviewing an existing or proposed discretionary grant program should keep some of these basic legal principles and operational guidelines in mind.  |
InternetNews April 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Regulatory Tug-of-War for Broadband Stimulus With more than 1,400 comments for how the broadband stimulus grants should be awarded, agencies have their hands full in setting rules for application period.  |
AFP eWire March 29, 2004 |
Foundations Focused on Missions in 2002 Foundations have made adjustments reflecting the economic climate. "Given declining endowments, foundations shied away from making as many major capital commitments and tried to shore up grantees with increased operating support," Renz said.  |
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.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2012 Jennifer Norbut |
Good as Gold In 1997, J. Wesley Daniels Jr., CCIM, founded a boutique firm in Atlanta that specialized in urban public/private partnerships and transit-oriented developments.  |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Marilyn Laurie |
"Best and Highest" In the current scandal climate, reassuring the public a company can act ethically is fundamental to corporate philanthropy.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Allan R. Clyde |
Rien van Gendt The first international winner of the Council on Foundations' Distinguished Grantmaker Award discusses his cross-sector approach.  |
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2010 Susan McLester |
Where's the Money? Four Places to Find Tech Funding We point the way to four distinct areas to take your search.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Kathryn McPhail |
How Oil, Gas, and Mining Projects Can Contribute to Development Oil, gas, and mining projects could be a boon for developing host countries, yet their environmental and social costs often outweigh their benefits. Partnerships between project developers, governments, and local communities are crucial for projects to have a lasting development impact.  |