City gets HUD money for lead paint removal Oct 7, 2009
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan made the announcement at the Council on Foundations conference in San Antonio. The government is providing $1. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Advancing the Needs of Minorities Sep 15, 2009
How Foundations Can Do the Most to Advance the Needs of Minorities - Philanthropy (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
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Dorothy Ridings, former president of the Council on Foundations, writing in a letter to The New York Times on May 5, 2009, advised that presidents and trustees must be informed of all such gifts, even if they are to hold that information to themselves. Failing to do so has the risk of accepting a gift from objectionable or illegal sources, which could pose both legal and public relations issues for the institution. (PNN Online)
Foundations' money sparks Pittsburgh's recovery Aug 17, 2009
-based nonprofit, Council on Foundations. The foundations push and encourage recipients to reach higher. (Anchorage Daily News)
Grants available for workforce partnerships focused on green skills Jul 3, 2009
Additionally, national partnerships have been established with Jobs for the Future and the Council on Foundations. NFWS has historically worked with collaboratives in large, metropolitan areas throughout the United States. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
CDC director: All states expected to have swine flu cases May 6, 2009
So far, said Dr. Richard Besser, speaking before the annual gathering of the Council on Foundations at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta, there are more than 1,000 confirmed and probable cases in 44 states. One person, a child, has died and 30 others are hospitalized, including a 30-year-old woman in LaGrange. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Philanthropists need to focus on reason for grants May 5, 2009
Philanthropic leaders are in Atlanta this week at the Council on Foundations annual conference to map out how to marshal our resources for the common good. I am attending as the head of the Southern Partners Fund, an Atlanta-based foundation serving the rural South. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Donor-advised funds giving more Mar 29, 2009
Our study shows that a majority of these funds plan to maintain or increase their giving in the next year, which again defines the power of community engagement in community need, said Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of the Council on Foundations, which represents foundations that give hundreds of millions or billions of dollars every year in grants. The survey shows that 28 percent of grantmaking from donor-advised funds addressed critical human service needs of local communities in 2008,... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
TechSoup sees upside for nonprofits in downturn Mar 23, 2009
"These are steps we will go through to make sure that money going across the border is really going to a charitable endeavor." TechSoup was selected as the repository agency by the Council on Foundations through a competitive bidding process. At the same time TechSoup is branching out in new directions, it is working with existing corporate clients to find ways to give more efficiently and meet heightened demand. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Decline in newspapers renews idea of nonprofits Mar 3, 2009
Although viewed by many as a long shot at best, such a radical change could be a savior for the industry and its vital role in a democracy (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Foundations are feeling the pinch Mar 3, 2009
Nationwide, independent and public foundations reported an average 28 percent decline in assets last year, according to a survey by the Council on Foundations in Washington, as Wall Street suffered its worst year since the Great Depression. And a Chronicle of Philanthropy survey this month found that more than half the 73 large foundations it interviewed planned to decrease giving this year. (Boston Globe)
States' limits on withdrawals putting squeeze on nonprofits Mar 2, 2009
Neither the National Council of Nonprofits nor the Council on Foundations, both based in Washington, keeps track of how many of its members are struggling with endowments that are now "underwater.". But "anecdotally, it is a serious problem. And if the current financial downturn continues, the problem will only get worse," said Harvey Dale, director of the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law at. (Insight on the News)
Downturn spurs some foundations to give more Feb 16, 2009
The issue caused a dust-up between the Council on Foundations and the Boston-based Nonprofit Quarterly. In an October letter on the economic crisis, the council did not mention increased grantmaking as an option. (Boston Globe)
Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine announces grants Feb 13, 2009
Its available only to community foundations that are qualified by the Iowa Department of Economic Development and accredited by the National Council on Foundations, Holdorf said. Muscatine is one of the few counties that has its own Community Foundation, said Holdorf. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Made In LA Field Report Feb 10, 2009
Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media, Council on Foundations, USA Special Mention of the Jury, Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain SIGNIS Award, Voces contra el Silencio Film Festival, Mexico ESTELA Award, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), USA. Best Documentary, Cuenca International Women Film Festival, Spain Best Editing and Special Mention of the Jury, Antlantidoc, Uruguay Spirit of Humanity Award, San Joaquin International Film... (Multichannel News)
