The Foundation Center just released a new research advisory on the impact of the economic crisis on foundations in the US, based on a survey of 719 foundations conducted in September 2010. I find their research to be tremendously helpful and timely, so I thought I would share highlights from the survey with you. First, […]
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Philanthropy411 recently covered the Communications Network 2010 Fall Conference with the help of a blog team. Altogether there were 41 conference attendees who tweeted, blogged and conducted on the spot video interviews about the latest developments and challenges in effective foundation communications. Below is a list of all blog posts published for this event, and
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The Great Recession has hit nonprofits hard. The most recent Chronicle of Philanthropy survey found that donations to the nation’s biggest charities dropped 11 % last year — resulting in billions of dollars in lost revenue. It’s the worst decline since the survey started 20 years ago. The good news: There is a large, promising,
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This is a guest post by Jillian Vukusich, Director of Community Investments, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Follow Jillian on Twitter: @JCVukusich by: Jillian Vukusich I’ve recently returned from a two-day session with the Council on Foundation’s Next Generation Task Force. Largely a time to brainstorm about strategies for inclusion of the
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Philanthropy411 is currently covering the Communications Network and CommA Fall 2010 Conference in Los Angeles with the help of a blog team, which is part of the conference’s 2nd annual Gorilla Engagement Squad. This is a guest post by Dan Brady, Communications Manager at the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. Follow on Twitter: @givingforum.
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Philanthropy411 is currently covering the Communications Network and CommA Fall 2010 Conference in Los Angeles with the help of a blog team, which is part of the conference’s 2nd annual Gorilla Engagement Squad. This is a guest post by Chris Wolz, President and CEO of ForumOne. Follow Chris on Twitter: @cwolz. By: Chris Wolz Adin
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