Scholarships Available for Foundation Center Training in More U.S. Cities 12/17/08
The Foundation Center is offering more scholarships to help under-resourced nonprofits build capacity and seek funding from foundations, corporations, and other institutional grantmakers. The scholarships will cover $100 of the fee for the Center’s full-day courses in nine U.S cities.
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Foundation Center Maps Philanthropy's Response to the Economic Crisis 12/4/08
The Center is collecting the most recent data available on U.S. foundation support in response to the economic crisis. Updated regularly, this information is publicly available in an interactive map launched today on the Center’s web site, displayed by state, county, city, ZIP code, or congressional district.
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U.S. Foundation Giving for International Purposes Reaches Record Level 12/4/08
International Grantmaking IV: An Update on U.S. Foundation Trends, a new report prepared by the Foundation Center in cooperation with the Council on Foundations, finds that estimated U.S. foundation giving for international purposes reached a record $5.4 billion in 2007, and 2008 giving is likely to top that record.
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Foundation Center, United Way of New York City, and NYRAG Co-Sponsor Forum on the Economic Crisis 11/19/08
On November 19, more than 200 thought leaders from nonprofits, foundations, business, academia, and government in the New York metro area met to discuss ways to manage and strengthen the nonprofit sector in these challenging times.
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Electronic Grants Initiative Boosts Transparency 11/17/08
Grantmakers nationwide are sending us their grants electronically, making the most current grants information available to anyone researching the field.
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Foundation Giving Priorities Remain Consistent During Economic Slowdowns, New Advisory Shows 11/11/08
A new Foundation Center research advisory, “Do Foundation Giving Priorities Change in Times of Economic Distress?”, suggests that grantmaking priorities in most areas do not shift suddenly in the face of reduced resources and are remarkably consistent over the long term.
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Focus on the Economic Crisis 10/31/08
The Center's new Focus on the Economic Crisis feature provides online maps, news, and other resources to help nonprofits and foundations alike as they face the challenges of an unstable economy.
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Foundation Center Releases Local Mission–Global Vision: Community Foundations in the 21st Century 10/20/08
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Past Economic Downturns and the Outlook
for Foundation Giving 10/14/08
The Center's senior director of research Steven Lawrence provides historical context by examining foundation giving trends in prior recessionary periods and times of economic distress.
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Foundation Center Focuses on Arts Funding in October 10/13/08
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Georgia Foundations’ Assets Hit $11.5 Billion 10/02/08
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Welcome to Our New President 10/01/08
The Foundation Center welcomes Bradford K. Smith as our new president, effective October 1. Most recently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Smith brings decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.
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Foundation Center Puts Giving for Gulf Coast Recovery in Focus
8/28/08
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Foundation Center Releases The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
7/30/08
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Study Shows Growth in California Grants Benefiting Communities of Color
6/30/08
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Florida Foundation Giving Reaches $1.2 Billion in 2006
6/19/08
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Alabama Foundation Giving Reaches More Than $145 Million in 2006
6/18/08
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Bradford K. Smith Named Foundation Center President
5/21/08
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Community Foundation Giving Jumps 14 Percent
5/20/08
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Foundation Center Hosts First Funding for the Environment Month
5/19/08
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- Find more information on funding for the environment
- Read a transcript of a Chronicle of Philanthropy online forum, "Going Green," with Cynthia Bailie, director, Foundation Center-Cleveland
Foundation Center Releases Free Audio Version of Guide to Proposal Writing
5/7/08
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Foundation Giving Posts 10 Percent Gain in 2007
5/2/08
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Foundation Center Releases Premier Issue of Philanthropy Annual
4/29/08
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New Director of the Foundation Center’s Washington, DC, Office Named 4/28/08
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New Study Recommends Ways to Streamline
Grant Application and Reporting 4/25/08
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Corporate Foundation Giving Reaches an Estimated $4.4 Billion 4/24/08
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New Spanish Translation of Proposal Writing Guide 4/10/08
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New Edition of Foundation Fundamentals Released
4/4/08
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Call to Create Repository of Non-US NGOs
3/31/08
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Giving by U.S. Family Foundations Jumped 13 Percent in 2006 3/27/08
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Free
Foundation Giving Grows Across All Program Areas, New Report Finds 2/28/08
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Foundation Dollars to Ohio Economic Development Nearly Triple to $24.6 Million 2/19/08
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Grantmaking in Ohio Free
New Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns 2/7/08
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Compensation? Results of a Three-Year Study Free
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Foundation Center and Library of Congress Release New Funding Guide for Preserving Historical, Cultural Collections 1/30/08
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- Download Foundation Grants for Preservation in
Libraries, Archives, and Museums Free
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