Many foundations have publicly announced their plans for how they are responding to the economic crisis. We've compiled an overview of announcements by California-based foundations along with the original sources of information. A national list of these announcements is also available.
Scholarships Available for Full-day Training Seminar
Scholarships are now available to assist representatives of under-resourced nonprofits in California for our full-day training seminars in fall and winter 2009. If you represent a nonprofit organization in California with a budget under $1,000,000, you are eligible to apply. This initiative is sponsored by the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation and Pacific, Gas and Electric Company.
Interview with Frances Phillips of the Creative Work Fund San Francisco, CA
September 15, 2009
Frances Phillips, director of the Creative Work Fund and also senior program officer at the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, discusses the Creative Work Fund's current grantmaking programs, reflects on the Fund's impact over the last 15 years, and provides tips for artists and arts organization representatives who plan to approach the Creative Work Fund for support.
Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in California sheds light on grant priorities and the effect of the economic crisis on California arts funders and recipient organizations surveyed earlier in 2009. Findings show the contrast between types of support that grantmakers award compared to what arts groups say they need most. The report includes an analysis of arts grantmaking in 2007, including a list of the 10 largest California arts funders by total giving.
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Many foundations have publicly announced their plans for how they are responding to the economic crisis. We've compiled an overview of announcements by California-based foundations along with the original sources of information. A 
Frances Phillips, director of the Creative Work Fund and also senior program officer at the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, discusses the Creative Work Fund's current grantmaking programs, reflects on the Fund's impact over the last 15 years, and provides tips for artists and arts organization representatives who plan to approach the Creative Work Fund for support.
Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in California sheds light on grant priorities and the effect of the economic crisis on California arts funders and recipient organizations surveyed earlier in 2009. Findings show the contrast between types of support that grantmakers award compared to what arts groups say they need most. The report includes an analysis of arts grantmaking in 2007, including a list of the 10 largest California arts funders by total giving.
