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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Betsy Martin
Shifting Focus Canadian community foundations aim to change systems, institutions and attitudes through social justice grantmaking. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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?" 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
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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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... mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Cole Wilbur
Self-evaluation Periodic self-evaluation can renew the vitality of any foundation. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 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
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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. 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
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. 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
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles