We know times are tough, and to lend a hand, we have expanded the evening 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 9:30 am to 8:00 pm Eastern time and Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern time. Go ahead, Ask Us!
A blog that spotlights grantmakers, their grants, and the work of the Foundation Center in the Washington, DC area and beyond.
Getting Ready for Schedule G on the New IRS Form 990 Washington, DC
August 21, 2008
If you don't know how the new Schedule G (253KB, PDF) from the newly revised IRS Form 990 will effect your organization's fundraising reporting, tune in now to hear Pat Pasqual, director, Foundation Center-Washington, DC, and Geoffrey Peters, president of Creative Direct Response, discuss the requirements of the new schedule and how to ready your organization to complete it.
Geoffrey Peters, a fundraiser and lawyer, is a noted legal expert on the regulation of nonprofits and their fundraisers. Download his complete bio (15KB, PDF).
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What You Need to Know to Apply to the National Endowment for the Arts
Amy Stolls, the National Endowment for the Arts (1:01:24) Washington, DC
October 2, 2008
New Governance Practices Required by the Revised Form 990: Is Your Board Ready?
Regina Hopkins, Community Economic Development Program (1:39:14) Washington, DC
September 9, 2008
We know times are tough, and to lend a hand, we have expanded the evening 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 9:30 am to 8:00 pm Eastern time and Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern time. 
