Hilton Foundation Awards $16 Million in New Grants
The grants will support organizations working to provide access to safe water and good hygiene in West Africa, measure human development in the United States, and address chronic homelessness and hunger in Los Angeles and Las Vegas....
Companies Cutting Back on Matching Gift Programs
Over the past year, more than a dozen major U.S. companies — including Northrop Grumman, GM, and Pfizer — have closed the door on their matching programs or significantly reduced the matching ratio....
GAVI Alliance to Sell Bonds in Japan to Fund Child Vaccinations
The bonds, which are expected to bring in as much as $500 million, will help fund a program that works to purchase and distribute vaccines for children in poor nations and help local authorities expand their healthcare systems....
Knight Foundation Awards $5 Million to Help Create Better-Informed Communities
The grants, ranging from $41,250 to $500,000, are the first awarded as part of the Knight Community Information Challenge, which is designed to help community foundations fund ideas that use new media and technology to keep communities informed....
The Nonprofit Centers Network's new report looks at the benefits and challenges foundations encounter when creating office facilities for themselves and other nonprofits.... 
PND spoke with Wilson, executive director of Atlanta's BeltLine Partner- ship, about the ambitious urban development project and the impact of the economic crisis on its fundraising plans....
Human Rights First promotes laws and policies that advance universal rights and freedoms, and works to protect people at risk, including refugees and victims of crimes against humanity....
The Leading to Reading Web site provides interactive games, lullabies, stories, and activities with sound and colorful graphics for a very young audience and their caregivers.....
The candidacies of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the economic crisis, and much more: PND looks back at the trends, personalities, and events of 2008, a year to remember in philanthropy.....
