We know times are tough, and to lend a hand, we have expanded the evening hours of our live chat reference service. To get answers fast to your questions about foundations, fundraising, nonprofit management, and related topics you can connect with a Foundation Center librarian live, in real-time, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm Eastern time and Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern time. Go ahead, Ask Us!
A blog that spotlights grantmakers, their grants, and the work of the Foundation Center in Atlanta and the Southeast.
The staff of the Foundation Center's Atlanta library/learning center wishes to thank the presenters and panelists who contributed their time and expertise during this year's Funding for Arts Month. We would also like to thank all of you who attended our special programs throughout October.
Even if you weren't able to attend Arts Month events, you can still catch some of the presenters at our online Events Archive, including these podcasts of interviews with leaders in the arts:
Adam Natale of Fractured Atlas, a national nonprofit organization serving a national community of artists and arts organizations
Lila Kanner of Artadia, a nonprofit organization providing visual artists in specific communities with unrestricted awards and a national network of support
Lynn Basa, author of the book How to Find and Win Public Art Commissions.
Philanthropy and Faith, Session 3: The Intersection of Philanthropy, Faith, and Race
Welcome and introductions (6:54) Atlanta, GA
September 24, 2008
According to the new report, assets held by Georgia foundations increased by 30 percent — from $8.8 billion to $11.5 billion — between 2001 and 2006. The report also shows that during this same five-year period, the most recent years for which complete data is available, foundation giving rose just one percent, from $727 million to $736 million.
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Spotlight on Funding for the Environment
and Animals in Georgia
Foundation giving to Georgia recipients for the environment and animals totaled $32.2 million in 2006, according to Spotlight on Funding for the Environment and Animals in Georgia. This report includes the preferred categories and types of support of larger U.S. foundations, based on their 2006 giving, along with that year's top recipients and funders in Georgia for the environment and animals.
Download the report
We know times are tough, and to lend a hand, we have expanded the evening hours of our live chat reference service. To get answers fast to your questions about foundations, fundraising, nonprofit management, and related topics you can connect with a Foundation Center librarian live, in real-time, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm Eastern time and Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern time. 
The staff of the Foundation Center's Atlanta library/learning center wishes to thank the presenters and panelists who contributed their time and expertise during this year's Funding for Arts Month. We would also like to thank all of you who attended our special programs throughout October.
According to the new report, assets held by Georgia foundations increased by 30 percent — from $8.8 billion to $11.5 billion — between 2001 and 2006. The report also shows that during this same five-year period, the most recent years for which complete data is available, foundation giving rose just one percent, from $727 million to $736 million.
Foundation giving to Georgia recipients for the environment and animals totaled $32.2 million in 2006, according to Spotlight on Funding for the Environment and Animals in Georgia. This report includes the preferred categories and types of support of larger U.S. foundations, based on their 2006 giving, along with that year's top recipients and funders in Georgia for the environment and animals.
