Where We Will Be in May

Claude Rosenberg, Founder of New Tithing Group, Dies 5/12/08

Community Foundation Update (5/10/08) 5/10/08

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $5.5 Million for Anti-Poverty Initiative 5/08/08

Grants That Make a Difference
Children for Children uses grant funding and contributions from individual donors to expand its youth volunteering program.

Grantmakers in the News
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announces 2008 award recipients.

Spotlight On
Governance Matters advocates for good governance in nonprofit organizations and serves the sector in New York City by offering training, knowledge sharing, and networking.

The Technical Assistance Providers page contains contact information for many organizations and associations that support nonprofits in the New York Region.

Foundation Center Cooperating Collections bring funding information to your neighborhood. Find a Cooperating Collection near you and learn more about the resources and services offered. Thinking about becoming a Cooperating Collection library? Read the Foundation Center’s fact sheet and request for proposals.

• 2008 Nonprofit Day: Proactive Responses to the Economic Downturn

  Queens: May 7, 2008, 8:30 am-12:00 pm
  Brooklyn: May 14, 2008, 8:30 am-12:00 pm
  With support from Citi Foundation, Nonprofit Connection presents free workshops to help organizations assess and meet increased community needs and to ensure their own sustainability.
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• Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York Offers Free Membership

  Free six-month memberships are available to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits located in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island and Westchester County. Learn more»

• Community Foundation of Dutchess County Announces Scholarships and Awards

  The Poughkeepsie-based Community Foundation of Dutchess County is offering forty-four different scholarships and award programs. A searchable listing of its scholarship opportunities is available on the foundation's web site. To learn more about foundation scholarships, visit our collection at the Adriance Memorial Library in Poughkeepsie and use the funding database for individuals, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online.

• Electronic Filing Requirement for Small Tax-Exempt Organizations

  Beginning in January 2008, small tax-exempt organizations that previously were not required to file returns may be required to file an electronic notice, Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard). To learn more, visit the IRS web site.

• New York Library Computer Use Policy

  In response to requests from our visitors, library computers now allow selected downloading (maximum 100 records) to flash drives/USBs. As an alternative, you may print or download to floppy disk. The library does not sell flash drives; if you are using a flash drive, we ask that you take precautions against transmitting viruses. For information about e-mailing records off site, consult the library's full policy on computer use and Internet access.
• We are now accepting paid advertising at reasonable rates for services of interest to our nonprofit audience in our library's e-mailed listerv message, which reaches thousands of your colleagues each week. Find out more or e-mail bth@foundationcenter.org .