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Philanthropy Chat
How Is the Economy Affecting Nonprofits and Philanthropy in the San Francisco Bay Area? (29:44) San Francisco, CA
November 20, 2008
Anne Wilson, chief executive officer for the United Way of the Bay Area, discusses findings from the United Way's recent survey of Bay Area nonprofits. She shares advice about strategies that nonprofits might employ to remain sustainable during these challenging times in an interview conducted by Janet Camarena of the Foundation Center-San Francisco.
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Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving Benefiting California's Communities of Color
As the diversity of California's population continues to grow, a new Foundation Center analysis of grantmaking by 50 of the state's largest independent foundations finds that at least 39 percent of California-focused grants benefited populations of color. According to the report, Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving Benefiting California's Communities of Color, in 2005 alone, these 50 California-based foundations awarded a minimum of 2,700 grants totaling nearly $300 million to support health, education, social services, and other programs that serve ethnically or racially diverse populations. In addition, 10-year trends show that giving benefiting these populations grew nearly twice as fast as overall giving between 1996 and 2005.
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We know times are tough, and to lend a hand, we have expanded the afternoon hours of our live chat reference service. To get answers fast to your questions about foundations, fundraising, nonprofit management, and related topics you can connect with a Foundation Center librarian live, in real-time, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 6:30am to 5:00pm Pacific time and Thursdays and Fridays from 6:30am to 1:30pm Pacific Time. 
Anne Wilson, chief executive officer for the United Way of the Bay Area, discusses findings from the United Way's recent survey of Bay Area nonprofits. She shares advice about strategies that nonprofits might employ to remain sustainable during these challenging times in an interview conducted by Janet Camarena of the Foundation Center-San Francisco.
As the diversity of California's population continues to grow, a new Foundation Center analysis of grantmaking by 50 of the state's largest independent foundations finds that at least 39 percent of California-focused grants benefited populations of color. According to the report, Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving Benefiting California's Communities of Color, in 2005 alone, these 50 California-based foundations awarded a minimum of 2,700 grants totaling nearly $300 million to support health, education, social services, and other programs that serve ethnically or racially diverse populations. In addition, 10-year trends show that giving benefiting these populations grew nearly twice as fast as overall giving between 1996 and 2005.
