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Information-Expectation Mismatch: Philanthropy's Story Continues to go Untold

Jane Wales | Posted 12.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Aspen Philanthropy Group, Economic Downturn, Foundations, Global Philanthropy Forum, Funding Priorities, Philanthropy, Aspen Institute, Information-Expectation Mismatch, Recession, Philanthropy Awareness Initiative, Impact News

A recent survey of civically engaged Americans reports that only 19 percent had heard or seen anything in the news about philanthropy's response to the economic downturn.

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The First Big Grant

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nonprofits, Arts Management, Fundraising, Foundations, Kennedy Center, Grants, Entertainment News

I have long lobbied foundations to make their grants to smaller organizations in the form of challenge grants. A challenge grant must be matched by other contributions, often by new gifts or increased gifts from existing donors.

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Madoff Scandal Still Hurting Charities One Year Later

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 12.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Foundations, Charities, American Jewish Congress, Picower Foundation, Jeffry Picower, Madoff Victims, Bernie Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Business News

NEW YORK — Nancy Falchuk will never forget the phone call. She was in Boston, it was raining and the news was bad. Hadassah, the century-old Jew...

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Real Journalism and the Road Ahead

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Television, Npr, Propaganda, Reporters, Huffington Post, News, Fact Checking, Journalism, War Correspondents, Truth, Foundations, Old Media vs. New Media, Media Issues, New Media, Media News

The first thing you do in a war is control and take out your enemy's communication system. Our news has been taken over by entertainment, propaganda and massive corporations. We need to to take back the media.

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Dizzy Feet Foundation Benefits From 'So You Think You Can Dance' Tour (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact

Read More: So You Think You Can Dance, Entertainment, So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2009, Dizzy Feet Foundation, Foundations, So You Think You Can Dance Tour, Impact News

The 'So You Think You Can Dance' Tour is well underway, with just a handful of West Coast cities to go before the last show on Nov. 21 in Everett, Was...

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16 Amazing Men on Twitter and the Awesome Charities They Support

2morrowknight | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact

Profiles of sixteen men doing extraordinary work, and who value service and volunteerism. And, an inside look at which nonprofits are making a difference and positively impacting our planet.

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Philanthropy Turns Away from Aggressive Advocacy for the Poor

David Jones | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Working Poor, Grantmaking, Philanthropy, Grants, Foundations, New York News

The attack on Acorn comes as part of a systematic attempt to muzzle grass-roots organizing of poor and marginalized communities.

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Philanthropy by the Numbers

Paul Brest | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

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NCRP makes a compelling case for philanthropy's role in addressing poverty and racism as deep systemic and structural problems

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Philanthropy on Another Planet

Paul Brest | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Home News, Non-Profit Foundations, Grantmaking, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact, Program Related Investments, Philanthropy, Foundations, Nonprofit Sector, Business News, Administrative Costs, Mission Investing, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Ncrp, Payout, Business News

Although there are good reasons for a foundation to spend down its assets today, there are also legitimate reasons for it to continue its work in perpetuity.

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Philanthropy at its Somewhat Myopic: Mistaking Means and Ends

Paul Brest | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Home News, General Operating Support, Ncrp, Foundations, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Nonprofit Sector, Grantmaking, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best, Philanthropy, Business News, Project Support, Non-Profit Foundations, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact, Social Venture Partners, Sean Stannard-Stockton, Independent Sector, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, The Giving Life, Business News

The most significant of NCRP's grantmaking requirements is that 50 percent of a foundation's grants be for general operating support (GOS) -- unrestricted support for an organization.

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How Millenials Will Save the World

Adlai Wertman | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Social-Enterprise, Poverty, Millenials, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Foundations, Living News

Twenty-somethings are not beaten down by the economy or the heaviness of the air. Rather they are encouraged, excited and ready to go.

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Why Do Repubicans Hate Artists And Writers So Much?

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 03.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Nea, Writers, Republicans, Lobbying, The Arts, Economic Stimulus Package, Writing, Grants, Philip Levine, Arts Funding, Art, Publishing, Foundations, Style News

I don't expect Republicans to own up to having read anything more challenging than a Tom Clancy novel, but would they really deny the rest of us the opportunity to do so?

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Guest Post by Jacob Harold -- The Nonprofit Marketplace: Getting Social Impact Bang For Our Philanthropic Bucks

Paul Brest | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

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The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.

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Administrative Costs and Overhead

Paul Brest | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business

Don't yawn and click on another link -- administrative costs and overhead sound really boring, but they're critically important for nonprofit organizations and also for donors.

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Is Corporate Philanthropy to Philanthropy What Military Music is to Music?

Paul Brest | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Business Plan, Goals, Donations, For-Profit Firms, Charity, Foundations, Nonprofits, Funding Non-Profits, Business News, Corporate Philanthropy, Execute Plan, Philanthrocapitalism, Giving, Public Benefit, Progress, Donors, Economy, Business News

Most real-world decisions involve tradeoffs, and much corporate philanthropy lies somewhere between pure philanthropy and marketing.

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Why Evidence is Essential in Defining the Missions of Non-Profits

Paul Brest | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

I believe that a great nonprofit organization is ultimately only as good as its theory of change. There is considerable knowledge about what works and what doesn't work in particular contexts.

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Guest Post: Sean Stannard-Stockton

Paul Brest | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

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The theory of change concept makes sense in a static landscape. But it fails in a dynamic landscape, where what you learned on your last trip might not apply this time.

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Necessity is the mother of social innovation

Lucy Bernholz | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Non-Profit Foundations, Philanthropy, Buzzwords, Predictions, Charity, Socialenterprise, Strategic Philanthropy, Economy, Economic Predictions, Nonprofits, Bcorps, Social Entrepreneur, Future, Giving, Foundations, Living News

Reposted (with edits and additions) from philanthropy2173 Ah, December. The anticipation of snow, unless you're already several feet under. The warmt...

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A Different Kind of Water Torture

John Sauer | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Better World Campaign, Bbc, Charity, Health, Water, The Giving Life, Cambodia, Corporate Giving, International, Foundations, The Fight for Clean Water, Preventable Deaths, Clean Water, Politics News