Foundation Center's Philanthropy Annual: 2008 Review –
Highlights of News and Issues That Shaped the Year
3/25/09
 The Foundation Center has just released Philanthropy Annual: 2008 Review, its yearly overview of the news, issues, people, organizations, and giving trends shaping the field.
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New Foundation Center Search Tools Shed Light on Nonprofit Funding in U.S. Congressional Districts
3/23/09
 Unique new search tools from the Foundation Center increase transparency of how foundation and corporate support is disbursed in U.S. congressional districts. Grantmakers, policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and researchers can now use Foundation Directory Online to identify funding patterns and needs of local communities in such critical areas as education, health care, and housing.
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Foundation Center’s Electronic Grants Reporting
Attracts Participation of the Nation’s Top Foundations
3/10/09
Nearly 200 foundations in every U.S. region and of all sizes are now participating in the Foundation Center’s expanded initiative to collect current foundation grant data electronically. More than a quarter of these are among the nation’s top 100 foundations, including the Gates, Ford, Hewlett, Packard, Kellogg, Robert Wood Johnson, Mellon, and MacArthur foundations. Electronic grants reporting ensures that the most timely, accurate information on U.S. funders and their giving is available.
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Foundation Center Elects Yvette J. Alberdingk Thijm to Board of Trustees
3/5/09
Yvette J. Alberdingk Thijm has joined the Center's board of trustees. Alberdingk Thijm is the executive director of WITNESS, a global human rights organization that uses video and online technologies to focus awareness on human rights violations. She has nearly two decades of experience in media and new technologies, including service at the global online video platform Joost and at MTV Networks International.
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Foundations Announce Expectations for Future Giving in Light of Economic Conditions
3/4/09
A new Foundation Center research advisory, "Grantmakers Describe the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Their Giving," examines how foundations expect their 2009 giving to be affected by the economic downturn. Based on public statements by more than one-third of the 100 largest U.S. foundations by giving and 35 other foundation and corporate funders, it describes plans ranging from raising payout rates to reducing administrative costs to cutting programs altogether.
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Key Facts on Georgia Community Foundations
2/24/09
Georgia's 13 community foundations held assets of more than $1.1 billion in 2007 and gave over $104 million, according to Key Facts on Georgia Community Foundations, a report released by the Foundation Center. Between 2002 and 2007, there was a 202 percent increase in new gifts into community foundations, indicating their growing popularity as a vehicle for giving.
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Foundation Center Releases Groundbreaking Study:
Giving by Foundations in the National Capital Region: How Much Stays Local?
2/17/09
Foundations in the Washington metropolitan area granted nearly $186 million in 2006 to locally-focused organizations in Greater Washington, according to the Center's new report, the first-ever study to examine locally-focused giving within a specific metropolitan area anywhere in the United States.
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Foundation Funding Grew for Most Major Fields, Foundation Center Report Finds
2/5/09
Foundation support for eight of the 10 major subject areas rose in 2007, despite the first signs of an economic downturn in the latter half of the year, according to Foundation Giving Trends (2009 Edition). Funding for the environment and animals rose fastest, up 28.5 percent from the prior year.
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Family Foundations Prioritize Giving for the Economically Disadvantaged, New Foundation Center Report Finds
1/29/09
Giving by America's family foundations reached over $18 billion in 2007, a 13 percent increase from the previous year, according to Key Facts on Family Foundations (2009 Edition). Among the largest family foundations, 30 percent of their giving provided a specific benefit for the economically disadvantaged.
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Joan Spero Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow
1/26/09
As visiting fellow, Ms. Spero, former president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, will pursue research on U.S. foreign policy and philanthropy and will assist the Center in a variety of ways, including consulting on research projects, participating in programs, and contributing to its PhilanTopic blog.
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Foundations Commit Over $100 Million to Address the Economic Crisis, According to New Foundation Center Research Advisory
1/22/09
"A First Look at the Foundation and Corporate Response to the Economic Crisis" examines giving by close to 50 institutional donors that have already announced over $100 million in support for efforts ranging from reducing the number of foreclosures to shoring up food banks and services for the homeless.
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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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U.S. Foundation Giving for International Purposes Reaches Record Level
12/4/08
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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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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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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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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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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
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Community Foundation Giving Jumps 14 Percent
5/20/08
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Foundation Center Hosts First Funding for the Environment Month
5/19/08
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Foundation Center Releases Free Audio Version of Guide to Proposal Writing
5/7/08
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Foundation Giving Posts 10 Percent Gain in 2007
5/2/08
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Foundation Center Releases Premier Issue of
Philanthropy Annual
4/29/08
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New Director of the Foundation Center’s Washington, DC, Office Named
4/28/08
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New Study Recommends Ways to Streamline
Grant Application and Reporting
4/25/08
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Corporate Foundation Giving Reaches an Estimated $4.4 Billion
4/24/08
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New Spanish Translation of Proposal Writing Guide
4/10/08
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New Edition of Foundation Fundamentals Released
4/4/08
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Call to Create Repository of Non-US NGOs
3/31/08
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Giving by U.S. Family Foundations Jumped 13 Percent in 2006
3/27/08
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Foundation Giving Grows Across All Program Areas, New Report Finds
2/28/08
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Highlights Free
Foundation Dollars to Ohio Economic Development Nearly Triple to $24.6 Million
2/19/08
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Grantmaking in Ohio Free
New Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns
2/7/08
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Compensation? Results of a Three-Year Study Free
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Foundation Center and Library of Congress Release New Funding Guide for Preserving Historical, Cultural Collections
1/30/08
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Libraries, Archives, and Museums Free
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