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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Gifts & Grants
Saturday, July 4, 2009

Updates

Ford Foundation offers buyouts to one-third of its 550 workers

Charitable donations fell by nearly 6% in 2008, study finds

Kellogg Foundation to close two overseas offices

MacArthur pledges $68-million to promote peace in asia

Community foundations fare relatively well during recession, report says

America's top philanthropists hold private meeting to discuss global problems

Foundation giving to gay causes expected to hold steady in 2009

Few gains predicted for 2009 corporate-foundation giving

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Elsewhere Online

Broadcasters donated more free ad time to public-service causes last year

Microsoft veterans enter micro-charity field

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Government and Politics Watch

Debates erupt over President Obama's social-innovation fund

White House to spotlight innovative nonprofit groups

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Gifts and Grants News

Foundation Endowments
A new study finds that grant makers lost 26 percent of their assets last year.

Under Construction
Charities find low-income rental-housing projects stalled by chilly investment climate.

Prime-Time Philanthropist
Bobby Sager's worldwide trips awarding grants have inspired a new NBC drama.

Super-Philanthropists' Secret Meeting
Everyone wants to know what the world's top philanthropists discussed in a meeting in New York — and dozens of ideas about what those donors should be doing are pouring in.

Working With Government
Sound foundations are reaching out with money and expertise to help states and cities make the best use of federal stimulus money.

Foundation Pay
Leaders of the nation's grant-making organizations received a 6.4-percent pay increase last year.

Secret Giving
Economic pressures are prompting a rise in anonymous giving, a Chronicle tally finds.

Talking Back to Bill Gates
The nation's biggest foundation tries an unusual way to find out if its grants make a difference.

View From the Top
Bill Gates Sr. — in advance of his new book, Showing Up for Life — talks about his time spent helping create the world's largest foundation with his son's Microsoft wealth.

Multimillion-Dollar Payments
Three donors — Sanford I. and Joan Weill and T. Denny Sanford — have fulfilled major pledges ahead of schedule.

Pulling Back
Most large foundations expect to make reductions in grant making, a new report finds.

Presidential Giving
The Obamas gave 6.5 percent of their income to charity in 2008.

'Urgent Threats'
Jeff Skoll, the first president of eBay, has established a $100-million prize fund to encourage creative solutions to pressing global and social problems.

Billions for Green Projects
Grant makers are pouring more than $1-billion into efforts to slow climate change.

Feeling the Loss
Grant recipients are still reeling from the closure of two big foundations entangled in the Madoff scam.

Encouraging Giving
Three senators have proposed a measure to change how the foundation excise tax works — with the goal of spurring more donations.

Muslim Philanthropy
Muslim charities and donors are making efforts to improve giving.

Controversy Over Watchdog Group
A report urging foundations to take new approaches is drawing a lot of criticism from grant makers.

A Call to Aid
Peter Singer, a bioethics professor and author of a new book, says Americans have a moral duty to help the world's poor.

MacArthur's New Leader
A former U.S. ambassador with broad international experience takes the helm of the Chicago foundation.

Steadfast Approach
Most donors have no plans to reduce their giving in response to the recession, a new survey indicates.

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Marketing and design professionals at Capital One made these coasters to promote a New York charity.

Offering Expertise
Capital One has devised a pro bono program that involves the banking company's experts in its volunteer work more closely than other such programs do.


Emergency Grants

Recently announced awards grant makers have made to respond to the recession.

Give and Take

New York pastor resigns due to salary controversy and other concerns

Aid groups spending more money on security, survey finds

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Opinion

Financing Social Innovation
The White House could pay for social-innovation projects with money earned in the federal-bank bailout process.

Challenging Charity
Even countries considered bastions of liberty routinely curtail the activity of nonprofit groups in pursuit of political aims.

Data Alone Don't Matter
The ability to process and filter a flood of information sets effective people apart.

Merger-Mania Backlash
Grant makers have been too quick to push the idea.

Lights.Camera. Generosity.
Bill Gates meets Indiana Jones in a new television show that could make philanthropy cool.

Dogs and Donors
Why grants from the Helmsley foundation should have gone to the canines.

Making the Most of a Wave of Volunteers
It's time to find a better way to get professionals to volunteer their skills to benefit charities.

Take Off the Mask
Why the $100-million mystery donor should reveal her (or his) identity.

Who Is Arrogant?
Foundations have no right to squelch a charity's recommendations for change.

Limiting CEO Pay
At a time when so many Americans are making sacrifices, should the leaders of the biggest charities volunteer for pay cuts?

Foundation Life Spans
The issues donors face in deciding whether to set up a foundation in perpetuity or for a limited life are not black and white.

Focus on Where the Money Is
Why are so few options available to help individuals learn the smartest ways to give?

The Challenges of the Great Recession
Foundations need to use a time of crisis to make changes in how they operate — or risk obsolescence.

Smart Ways to Grow
President Obama's pledge to expand successful social programs demands that government, grant makers, and charities work together in new ways.

Don't Give Up on Innovation
The financial downturn is an ideal time to invest in technology changes that can advance the social good.

Philanthropy Bankers
Foundations can stretch their dollars in these tough times by offering loans to charities, and using other creative investment tools.

A Vital Tool
Good communications may be grant makers' greatest weapon in this time of depleted resources.

'Googlization' of Giving
Philanthropy is strengthened by the Internet's ability to encourage collaboration and participation.

Ugly Side of Aid
A spate of new books question the effectiveness of international donations.

Countering Critics
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy maintains its view that foundations need to do more to acknowledge their blind spots.

Not Convinced
One commentator takes a particularly negative view of the philanthropy watchdog group's attempt to "dictate" principles.

Navel Gazing
Philanthropy leaders are prone to insularity, complacency, and arrogance.

Time to Be Humble
Foundations need to return to their traditional role — making grants.

Philanthropy Must Change
The recession requires charities and foundations to think in new ways.

The Right to Lobby
A Congressional effort to restrict charity lobbying failed — and demonstrates new understanding of the role of nonprofit organizations.

Don't Add New Rules
Congress doesn't need to apply tough restrictions to how nonprofit groups manage their operations.

The Dollar Benefits of Advocacy
In tough times, supporting activism is a way for foundations to make their money go further.

Sharing Knowledge
Grant makers should offer up what they've learned about making a difference.

Annenberg Legacy
Remembering the philanthropist Leonore Annenberg.

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From the Archives

Editors' Picks

Betting on Hedge Funds
Charities seek to tap into a fast-growing source of wealth.

Charity on a Grand Scale
The rock star Elton John raises millions of dollars to fight AIDS.

The Basics

Learning the Business of Philanthropy
A program in South Carolina teaches high-school students how to make money and give it away.

Story Time
Foundation leaders spin tales from their families' lives as a way to share values and traditions.

Guide to Grants

More than $219-million, from the July 2 issue.

Online Discussions

Read the transcript of our recent discussion about corporate giving during the recession.

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America's Top Donors

Use our new database to search for gifts of $1-million or more made this year and find out who is giving the most.

Chronicle Surveys

Philanthropy 50
See the Americans who donated the most to charity in 2008.

Corporate giving
Examine giving patterns by the largest companies in the United States.

Philanthropy 400
Find the 400 organizations that raised the most money from private sources

More surveys

New Books

Summaries of publications on fund raising, philanthropy, and managing nonprofit organizations.

Philanthropy Careers

More than 310 positions available with 52 just added.

People

See news about that appointment and other personnel changes in the nonprofit world.

Products & Services

Continuing-Education Guide: Organizations that provide continuing education to nonprofit executives.

Fund-Raising Services Guide: Organizations that provide products and services to nonprofit groups.

Technology Guide: Organizations that provide technology products and services to nonprofit organizations.

Guide to Managing Nonprofits: Organizations that specialize in advising nonprofit groups.

Employer Profiles: In-depth information provided by nonprofit employers.

Awards

New awards to honor achievements by nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Events

Conferences, workshops, and other meetings about nonprofit organizations and donors.

Also of Interest

FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Capital Idea
A private, nonprofit institution supported largely by city and state grants, the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology hopes to play an important part in revitalizing the economy of Pennsylvania's capital city.

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