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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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- View the map

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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- Read the program summary

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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- View a list of our electronic grant reporters»

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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- View Focus on the Economic Crisis

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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- View the Gulf Coast feature

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