October 27, 2009
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First Benchmark Study of Diversity at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits
New York City foundations and nonprofit organizations have racially diverse staffs — but this diversity decreases at higher levels of seniority, according to Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits, released by Philanthropy New York and the Foundation Center. The study is the first of its kind in New York City and the nation to examine "both sides" of the equation — with survey data from 95 grantmaking foundations and 540 nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs.
- Read the press release» - Download the report» (PDF) Free Foundation Center Focuses on Arts Funding  We encourage you to refer your arts-oriented grantees and applicants to our web site's Focus on Funding for the Arts — a "one-stop shop" of free, easily accessible information including an interactive U.S. map of arts grantmaking, podcasts, webinars, research reports, and helpful links. Here you'll also find links to our just-released reports, Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in California and Spotlight on Arts Funding in Georgia. And don't forget that you can get targeted news by subscribing to our free, monthly e-newsletter, Arts Funding Watch.
- Visit Focus on Funding for the Arts» New Edition: The 21st Century Nonprofit: Managing in the Age of Governance 
The second edition of The 21st Century Nonprofit explores key concepts — accountability, transparency, and responsibility — at the heart of effective governance and looks at the main challenges facing nonprofit organization directors and managers today. "This new edition paints a portrait of the leadership of nonprofit organizations at a time when the driving force behind change is the need for sound governance," said author Paul Firstenberg. "It is largely about our evolving expectations of nonprofit management and the forces driving change."
- Read the press release» - Order the book» Georgia Foundations' Assets Increased 58 Percent Over Five-Year Period, Report Finds 
Assets held by Georgia foundations increased from $8.4 billion to $13.3 billion between 2002 and 2007, according to new data in the Foundation Center's Key Facts on Georgia Foundations. Lists of top 10 foundations by total giving and assets saw notable changes for 2007, in part due to newcomer the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation.
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New in PND
 Commentary & Opinion  Stephen Weiner, president, HealthWell Foundation, on philanthropy's responsibility to step in where the healthcare system falters.
 Andrew Wolk, CEO and founder, Root Cause, on the importance of committing to more effective organizational performance measurement during tough economic times.
5 Questions For…  Vartan Gregorian, president and CEO, Carnegie Corporation of New York, on this year's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy awards program honorees, the selection process for the medals, and what he has planned for 2011, the centennial of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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