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Foundation Center - E-Updates for Grantmakers

May 21, 2013

In This Issue

 

5 Questions For...

Katie Everett, Executive Director, Lynch Foundation

In the Boston area, the Lynch Foundation works to engage administrators, educators, and parents to think outside the box about how to improve the educational experience for all. Recently, PND spoke with the foundation's executive director about its partnership with educational innovator Salman Khan and how new approaches to classroom instruction are making a difference in Boston-area schools.

 

Read the interview

2012 Annual Report

Annual Report We invite you to explore our online annual report and learn how the Foundation Center delivers solutions that help people change the world. Find out why Jeff Raikes, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called it on Twitter, "One of the coolest annual reports I’ve seen!"

 

Explore our 2012 Annual Report

New at Glasspockets

Giving Pledge Keeps Growing

On May 7, 2013, the Giving Pledge added nine participants to its ranks, including the first female individual billionaire. At "Eye on the Giving Pledge" we maintain profiles for all 114 participants, including details on each pledger's net worth, industry affiliation, giving interests, foundations, charitable board service, and philanthropic press coverage.

 

– Visit "Eye on the Giving Pledge"

Foundation Center Board Members Elected

At a meeting of the trustees on April 19, 2013, the Foundation Center board elected two new members:

Susan Kish is head of cross-company initiatives at Bloomberg L.P. where she oversees the collaboration and integration of the company's global businesses. Her service on the board commenced at the April meeting.


Dominick Impemba is controller at the Rockefeller Foundation and a CPA with nearly 17 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations. His board service will begin in July.


 

– View the Foundation Center's Board of Trustees

IssueLab Special Collection

Employment-based Immigration

IssueLab As Congress continues to debate immigration reform, IssueLab brings you social sector research on employment-based immigration. The special collection provides valuable perspective on the economic impact of potential reforms, the demand for immigrant labor, and the often harsh realities faced by immigrant workers.

 

Explore the collection at IssueLab

New at GrantCraft

Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships

GrantCraft's newest guide is about how grantmakers end programs and exit funding relationships. Produced by the European Foundation Centre, Foundations Moving On is based on a global set of data and contains anecdotes from foundations, venture philanthropists, and consultants.

 

Visit GrantCraft

Philanthropy In/Sight: Boys & Men of Color in California

Philanthropy In/Sight® is a platform for global philanthropy that is both robust and flexible. Our latest custom version, Philanthropy In/Sight: Boys & Men of Color in California, was developed in partnership with the California Endowment and is available for free public use, helping users increase their knowledge of their funding field, find partners, identify grantees, and assess needs.

 

Visit Philanthropy In/Sight: Boys & Men of Color
   in California
 

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Featured Partner

The Foundation Center works with Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) on data collection efforts abroad and on a global data standard and taxonomy for philanthropy.

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New in PND

PhilanTopic

Debra Joy Perez, interim vice president of research and evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, tackles the "Social Media, So What?" question. More»

ALLIANCE@PND

Christopher Oechsli, president and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, was interviewed by Caroline Hartnell, editor of Alliance, about Atlantic's limited-life approach. More»

New at Glasspockets

The 2013 Global Philanthropy Forum conference theme was "The Future We Make: Outrage, Opportunity and Choice in the Digital Age." Watch videos»

Recent Foundation Center Publications

Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships (GrantCraft)

Understanding and Benchmarking Foundation Payout

Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses

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