How Grant Seekers Can Show They Seek Change, Not Just a Foundation’s Check
Grant makers want to see a genuine commitment to transformation, not a veiled pitch simply to get money in the door.
By Loni Bordoloi and Judith Shapiro
Daily News Roundup: N.Y. Charities Say State Deals Massively Underfund Services
Groups aiming to change how New York funds human services says the state has fallen $1 billion short over six years in covering the cost of contracted programs. Also, small and midsize public radio stations ramp up major-gift fundraising, and arts advocates bring new urgency to their annual lobbying day on Capitol Hill.
5 Tips for Nonprofit Leaders to Avoid ‘Mission Creep’
When financial pressure or personal concern makes new causes tempting, remember where your nonprofit’s strengths lie.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Other notable awards include $10 million from the ALSAM Foundation to the University of Arizona’s pharmacy school and $2.2 million from the Charles Koch Foundation for criminal-justice research at Penn.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: William Penn Foundation Donates $15 Million for Park Project
Other notable awards include $10 million from the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation and $1.1 million from Got Your 6 and Macy’s for programs that help veterans.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
How Big Foundations Stay Big: An Interactive Guide to Giving Rates
By law, private foundations must distribute at least 5 percent of their assets each year. This analysis of nearly 30 of the biggest foundations shows few choose to exceed that amount.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grants Roundup: Google.org Commits $11.5 Million for Criminal-Justice Reform
Other notable awards include $65 million from the Wyss Foundation for parks and conservation work in Africa.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Citi Takes Jobs Program Global; Lilly Backs Vietnam Memorial Expansion
The Citi Foundation commits another $100 million to its career-training Pathways to Progress effort, and the Lilly Endowment gives $10 million to help build an education center at the Washington monument to Vietnam veterans.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem
Garth Graham is focusing grant making on issues like violence and access to fresh food that can have a big impact on public health.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
MacArthur Names 8 Semifinalists in $100 Million Grant Competition
The Carter Center, Catholic Relief Services, and Sesame Workshop are among the groups still in the running in the foundation’s open-ended “big bet” contest to solve a pressing world problem.
By Megan O’Neil
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Grants Roundup: National Christian Foundation Donates Mass. School Campus
Other notable awards include $8 million for Onward Israel and $4 million for education programs at Lincoln Center.
By Rebecca Koenig
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5 Steps to Building Ties with Corporate Employees
Volunteer help, pro bono support, and eventually money can come from building ties with employees at companies.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: $279 Million From Gates Backs Health-Data Work
Other notable awards include $2.5 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance diversity in Philadelphia music-education programs.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Cornell’s College of Business Gets $150 Million
Other notable grants include $2 million from the James M. Cox Foundation to renovate the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta and $1.5 million from the Omidyar Network to the Nigerian organization BudgIT.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Stella Artois Gives Nearly $5 Million to Water.org
Other recent grants include nearly $10 million from the M.J. Murdoch Trust for 50 organizations and $3.2 million from the Episcopal Health Foundation for medical programs for the poor.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
5 Ways College Fundraisers Can Help Academics Attract Big Gifts
Development offices can help deans and professors overcome their aversion to raising money by taking it a step at a time, starting with understanding the academic mind-set.
By David D. Perlmutter
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