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Friday, May 9, 2008

Updates

Barack and Michelle Obama gave $240,000 to charity last year

Case Foundation announces 20 finalists for voting awards

Group meets to promote Muslim charity worldwide

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Elsewhere Online

Conservation groups protect major land tract in California

Charity brings volunteering to offices and homes

Government and Politics Watch

IRS updates rules on disclosing business activities

Deadline approaches for small charities to file disclosure document

Gifts and Grants News

Heading South
Edward Skloot, who oversaw the Surdna Foundation, in New York, for 18 years discusses his new role as head of Duke University's philanthropy center.

Building on Tradition
The Ford Foundation's new president plans to capitalize on the philanthropy's accomplishments rather than remake the institution.

Breaking Down Walls
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is taking a new interdisciplinary approach to its grant making.

Time Out
Charities of all kinds are starting efforts to help children discover nature.

Big Bequest
Two universities will share a $272-million bequest from a Massachusetts businessman.

Islamic Philanthropy
Charity leaders gathered in Istanbul for the first World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists.

Giving's Warm Feeling
New scholarly research proves that helping others leads to personal happiness.

Letting the Public Decide
A competition designed to let Americans decide where grant money should go drew far more entries than expected.

Giving by Family Funds
Foundations set up by one donor or a family increased their giving by 21 percent in 2006, a new report says.

Fighting a Good Fight
Nonprofit groups that help veterans expect to be working for at least a generation to heal the veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A Diversity Push
California lawmakers have passed a measure that would force big foundations to disclose data on the diversity of their leadership and grant making.

Aiding the Poor
Donors overestimate how much of their donations go to the needy — and have little faith in social-service groups, a new study finds.

Marc Fest uses skills he honed as a journalist and Internet entrepreneur to help the Knight foundation use interactive technologies to reach out to the public. (Robertson Adams/John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)

Finding Their Voice
Foundations are turning to an array of new communications tools to get their messages out. The goal is to prompt more feedback from grant seekers and others interested in a foundation's mission.

New Grant Programs

Newly announced grant programs:

Give and Take

The end of philanthropy?

Should presidential libraries disclose their donors' names?

Opinion

'Philanthrocapitalism': Has It Met Its Promise?
Big investments by donors in business-related solutions to social problems have yet to live up to the hype.

Debating Diversity
Views for and against legislative attempts to require foundations to disclose data on the ethnic and racial makeup of their institutions.

A Lost Opportunity
'Oprah's Big Give' was a missed chance to explain how Americans can help charities.

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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.

New Books

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

Guide to Grants

More than $249-million, from the May 1 issue.

Online Discussions

Join us on Tuesday, May 13 to learn how charities can win support from female donors.

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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.

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Philanthropy 50
See the Americans who donated the most to charity in 2007.

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

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Awards

New awards to honor achievements by nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Annual reports

Summaries of annual reports from the Otto Bremer, Conrad N. Hilton, and W.M. Keck Foundations.

Events

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

Philanthropy Careers

More than 560 positions available with 150 just added.

People

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

Products & Services

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.

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

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

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

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