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AFP eWire
July 7, 2008 |
California Foundations Reach Agreement to Avoid Disclosure Legislation In response to legislation that would have required disclosure about their organizational diversity and their grants to minority organizations, a group of 10 large California foundations have agreed to allocate millions of dollars to charities that serve diverse and minority communities.   |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Prachi Patel Predd |
The Gay Engineer Tech companies are increasingly accepting of gays and lesbians. There's still room for improvement, though. In the HRC index, most of the tech employers that offer benefits to gays still don't include transgendered individuals in their equal-employment policies. |
AFP eWire
May 12, 2008 |
Mixed Results on Growth in Foundation Diversity A new report reveals that foundation diversity has increased significantly in some areas, including board and staff composition, but there continues to be problems in others, such as funding to diverse organizations. |
AFP eWire
July 3, 2006 |
House Passes Bill to Create Federal Grant Database The bill, H.R. 5060, would require the government to disclose information on a website about all grants, as well as other types of payments, within 30 days of the money being awarded. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003 |
A Rainbow Tint For Corporate Vendors The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's co-founder aims to promote supplier diversity by flexing "collective economic muscle." The Chamber received funding from IBM and others in May, 2002, to serve as an umbrella organization for gay-owned and -operated businesses. |
AFP eWire
May 5, 2008 |
Despite Economy, Some Foundations Plan to Increase Giving Three recent surveys that asked foundations if they plan to increase their giving in 2008 and beyond show mixed results. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
Health Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women A patient's guide: Why should I talk to my doctor about my sexual orientation?... What types of things should I tell my doctor?... Where can I get more information?... |
AFP eWire
October 21, 2004 |
Community Foundations See Strong Gains in 2003 Two new surveys by the Columbus Foundation and the Council on Foundations show that the community foundation field had a strong year in 2003, primarily because of the steadily improving economy. |
AFP eWire
September 18, 2006 |
New Standards for Community Foundations More than 260 community foundations recently earned the National Standards Seal, which was created by the council and leaders of the community foundation field. Nearly 300 more organizations are in the process of either compiling materials for their record book or are currently under review. |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2006 |
Michigan Bill Would Require Foundations to Give Locally Recently introduced legislation in Michigan would require foundations incorporated in the state to give half of their annual grants to Michigan charities unless broader national or international activity is explicitly permitted by the organization's articles of incorporation. |
AFP eWire
August 20, 2007 |
Most Nonprofit Boards Not Diverse or Involved in Fundraising Just 29 percent of boards were described as "very active" in fundraising, while 35 percent were ranked as "not at all active." |
U.S. Banker
May 2010
Alan Kline |
Human Resources: The Business Case For Diversity Royal Bank of Canada is proving that developing a multicultural workforce is not just good policy, it s good for the bottom line. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006
Sally A. Mravcak |
Primary Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women Physicians can improve care for lesbians and bisexual women by acknowledging the potential barriers to care (e.g., hesitancy of physicians to inquire about sexual orientation and of patients to disclose their sexual behavior) and working to create a therapeutic physician-patient relationship. |
Reason
July 2007
David Weigel |
Foster Follies The cost of anti-gay discrimination: A study shoes if gay couples were expelled from the foster and adoptive care systems nationwide, 9,300 to 14,000 children would be displaced. The cost of putting all of them back into the foster system: about $130 million. |
Salon.com
January 22, 2001
David Tuller |
Along comes Mary Having a lesbian in the second family eases the pain of losing gay-friendly Bill Clinton. Now gay rights action returns to the state and local level -- where it matters most, anyway... |
AFP eWire
June 12, 2012 |
Growth in U.S. Foundation Giving Fails to Keep Pace With Inflation Giving by U.S. foundations showed a modest increase in 2011, totaling an estimated $46.9 billion and up 2.2 percent from the year before. After accounting for inflation, however, contributions by U.S. foundations were down slightly from 2010. |
AFP eWire
January 31, 2012 |
What to Do When Foundations Have Walled Themselves Off From Your Organization What can you do when you come face to face with a wall built by a foundation to keep organizations like yours out? |
AFP eWire
October 8, 2007 |
"Orphan" Trusts Controlled by Large Banks, Law Firms Offer Less Charitable trusts that are created by families and then controlled by banks and law firms after family members pass away often grant fewer funds, while the fees to manage those trusts actually increase, according to a recent article in The New York Times. |
InternetNews
May 6, 2005 |
Microsoft Changes Stand on Gay Issues Company-wide memo from CEO lays out why Microsoft is switching its support for gay rights legislation. |
Salon.com
June 9, 2000
Daryl Lindsey |
Should gays serve? A Salon panel debates the ban on homosexuals in the military. |
U.S. Banker
October 2010
Rob Garver |
Board Diversity Remains a Work in Progress In the financial services industry, there are more women than ever on boards of directors, but there's still a long way to go. |
AFP eWire
May 17, 2004 |
Report Reveals What Grantees Value in Foundations A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy has identified several key areas that charity grantees most value in the foundations that fund their programs. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Andras Kosaras |
Self-Regulation An Overview of Principles and Standards Work at the Council on Foundations that provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good. |
AFP eWire
April 28, 2008 |
New Study Recommends Ways to Address Flaws in Grant Application and Reporting Nonprofit organizations and foundations alike are beginning to stagger under the weight of a grant application and reporting system that needs fixing. |
AFP eWire
March 29, 2004 |
Foundations Focused on Missions in 2002 Foundations have made adjustments reflecting the economic climate. "Given declining endowments, foundations shied away from making as many major capital commitments and tried to shore up grantees with increased operating support," Renz said. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2004
Kasper, Nielsen & Chao |
Democracy in Action Focus funds, the next wave of community philanthropy, are responding to the needs of both marginalized groups and new donor bases. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010 |
Hard Choices: Annise Parker America's first lesbian big-city mayor on her sexuality, receiving death threats, and struggling with the public part of the job. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2004
Paula J. Kelly |
Rodger McFarlane An interview with the founding member of the Gay Men's Health Crisis and ACT UP and now the third executive director of the Gill Foundation regarding diversity, his experiences as a grantmaker and grantseeker and the road ahead for the foundation. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Cliff Edwards |
The Rewards Of Tolerance Companies are finding that gay-friendly policies are good for productivity -- and the bottom line. |
AFP eWire
July 21, 2008 |
AFP Awards Large Grant to Research Bequest Giving A grant of $19,790 was awarded to fund new research to be conducted by prominent scholars at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University -- Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI). |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2011 |
Limited Seating: Mixed Results on Efforts to Include More Women at the Corporate Board Table A look at what advances are being made, and how. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Kelly Shipp Simone |
Legal FAQs on Disaster Grantmaking Qualified disasters offer corporate grantmakers flexibility in response -- within legal parameters. Here are some. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Deborah S. Hechinger |
Building Better Boards Congress has focused on compliance, but effective governance requires strong leadership. Foundation boards must step up to the task of working with chief executives to empower foundations to identify critical needs and to fund strong and effective programs. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Lee Draper |
Managing Expectations, Coping With Realities Newcomers to philanthropy often find acclimation difficult. Here, ten interviewees discuss their beginnings and offer recommendations from their experience. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Corporations Getting More Gay-Friendly Have you thought much about how a company treats its gay employees, customers, and investors? It's an issue important to many in America, and it can have an impact on a firm's bottom line. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005 |
Community Knowledge at Work A preview of the Council on Foundations' Fall Conference for Community Foundations. |
AFP eWire
August 15, 2005 |
Matching Foundation Payout Rates to Mission A new report argues that foundations would be better served by matching their payout rate to the specific needs and programs of their mission as opposed to an arbitrary, government-set limit. |
AFP eWire
June 21, 2004 |
U.S. Foundations Draft Standards to Increase Public Confidence In another sign of the nonprofit sector's emerging focus on accountability, the foundation community is in the process of developing a series of standards and stewardship principles to encourage public trust. |
AFP eWire
May 6, 2004 |
Urban Institute Releases Study on Foundation Practices, Attitudes Urban Institute study reveals a wealth of data about the attitudes and practices of different types of foundations, including how they view effective philanthropy and the monitoring and evaluation processes. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2012
Hennagin et al. |
Hot Topics Network hubs bring advisory business together... Fidelity introduces new bond funds... Ranks of ultra-wealthy seen growing... |
AFP eWire
April 20, 2010 |
2009 Saw Record Decline in Foundation Giving The recent economic crisis caused the more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations in the United States to cut their 2009 giving by an estimated 8.4 percent -- by far the largest decline ever tracked by the Foundation Center. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005 |
Excerpt: Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations Grantmakers can be more effective and strategic in addressing disasters by following these eight principles of good disaster management. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Bernholz, Fulton & Kasper |
Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve Here's how the latest technology trends could help community foundations serve their communities better. |
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Kathleen P. Enright |
Philanthropy's New Clothes New study results represent the most comprehensive look at how foundations view their own effectiveness to date. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Lee Draper |
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? |
Salon.com
June 22, 2001
Alicia Montgomery |
A deadly taboo Is homophobia in the black community fanning the flames of HIV infection among African-Americans, the hardest-hit population outside sub-Saharan Africa? |
AFP eWire
October 7, 2014 |
REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Francie Ostrower |
Staying the Course A new study of community foundation effectiveness generates suggestions for increasing grantmaking impact. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Millesen & Hedge |
Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Dorothy S. Ridings |
New Beginnings Gut-wrenching stories of philanthropic excess, self-dealing and not-so-charitable activity have spurred a greater climate of suspicion and doubt about the nonprofit sector. |
