Giving by Foundations in the National Capital Region: How Much Stays Local?
Foundations in the Washington metropolitan area granted nearly $186 million in 2006 to locally-focused organizations in Greater Washington, according to this new report. This study — the first ever to examine locally-focused giving within a specific metropolitan area anywhere in the United States — analyzes the giving of 1,191 foundations based in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia to determine how much of their grantmaking was targeted to Greater Washington organizations with a predominantly local focus. The report also examines giving by the 26 largest foundations in the sample to identify the subject areas in which these grants were given.
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Philanthropy Chat: The Taproot Foundation's Service Grant Program
Washington, DC
April 29, 2009
Kandace Evelyn, program manager in the Taproot Foundation's Washington, DC, office, provides an introduction to the foundation's unique service grant program. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Taproot Foundation supplies nonprofits with pro bono consultants in six locations: San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. The pro bono consultants provide assistance in marketing, human resources, IT, and strategy management.
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Philanthropy Chat: The DC Arts Community and the Economic Crisis
Washington, DC
February 19, 2009
Jennifer Cover Payne, president of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, explains how the arts community in the region is being affected by the economic recession. In this interview, conducted by Pat Pasqual of the Foundation Center-Washington, DC, Ms. Payne suggests strategies for survival and describes the services the Cultural Alliance offers.
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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
Foundations in the Washington metropolitan area granted nearly $186 million in 2006 to locally-focused organizations in Greater Washington, according to this new report. This study — the first ever to examine locally-focused giving within a specific metropolitan area anywhere in the United States — analyzes the giving of 1,191 foundations based in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia to determine how much of their grantmaking was targeted to Greater Washington organizations with a predominantly local focus. The report also examines giving by the 26 largest foundations in the sample to identify the subject areas in which these grants were given.
Kandace Evelyn, program manager in the 
Jennifer Cover Payne, president of the 
