The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Fundraising http://philanthropy.com/section/Fundraising/268/ Sat, 26 May 2012 07:49:50 EDT <![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for May 24, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/132010/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/132010/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on May 24, 2012.

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Thu, 24 May 2012 17:14:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Charities Seek Some of Facebook’s Billions]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131911/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Charities-Seek-Some-of/131911/ As Facebook goes public and its employees await a life-changing windfall, nonprofits are wooing new friends with deep pockets.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:00 EDT
<![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for May 17, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131908/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131908/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on May 17, 2012.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Grants From Foundations and Corporations of $100,000 and Less in 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130227/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Grants-From-Foundations-and/130227/ Grants of $20,000 to $100,000 made by foundations, companies, and other private sources that The Chronicle has posted in 2012.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Grants From Foundations and Corporations of More Than $100,000 in 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130226/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Grants-From-Foundations-and/130226/ Grants of $100,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources that The Chronicle has posted in 2012.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for May 10, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131841/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131841/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on May 10, 2012.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Fundraisers’ Pay Didn’t Keep Up With Inflation Last Year]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131817/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Fundraisers-Pay-Didn-t/131817/ Salaries grew just 1.5 percent, according to a study by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and many fundraisers are looking for better-paying jobs.

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Tue, 08 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Pioneering Evaluation Group Plans to Fold]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131774/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Pioneering-Evaluation-Group/131774/ Public/Private Ventures, whose research has spurred the expansion of mentor programs and other efforts to help needy youngsters, said it could no longer attract sufficient grants to pay for its operations.

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Thu, 03 May 2012 14:53:00 EDT
<![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for May 3, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131770/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131770/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on May 3, 2012.

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Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[How Three Groups Raised Money Through Matching Gifts]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131717/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-Three-Groups-Raised-Money/131717/ How the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Partners in Health, and Water for People successfully used matching gifts for fundraising.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:10:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Charities Urged to Ask Tough Questions About Matching Drives]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131705/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Charities-Urged-to-Ask-Tough/131705/ Promising to match a gift can detract from other fundraising campaigns and distort an organization's priorities, charity veterans say.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[As More Charities Promote Matching Gifts, Donors Grow Skeptical]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131704/ http://philanthropy.com/article/As-More-Charities-Promote/131704/ The bad economy prompted many charities to promise supporters their money would go further, but the idea may be getting tired.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Learning a New Camping Skill: Seeking Bequests]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131696/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Learning-a-New-Camping-Skill-/131696/ Harold Grinspoon's foundation trains Jewish camps to ask supporters to leave them money in their wills, and the approach offers ideas other small groups can put to work.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Mobile-Payment Devices Spur Spontaneous Gifts]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131714/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Mobile-Payment-Devices-Spur/131714/ As people carry less cash, charities say they are reaping benefits by letting people swipe their credit cards into retooled smartphones whenever or wherever they want to make contributions.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Mobile-Payment Devices for Charities: a Sampling]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131720/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Mobile-Payment-Devices-for/131720/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:16:00 EDT <![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for April 26, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131719/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131719/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on April 26, 2012.

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for April 19, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131598/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131598/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on April 19, 2012.

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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Champions of Small Schools Struggle After Gates Fund Pulls Out]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131510/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Champions-of-Small-Schools/131510/ After pouring hundreds of millions into work to create new small schools, the foundation said it needed to find better ways to increase graduation rates. But critics say the fund didn't stick to the idea long enough.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[As Foundations Shift Priorities, Nonprofits Scramble to Adapt]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131507/ http://philanthropy.com/article/As-Foundations-Shift/131507/ The bad economy and changing leadership are forcing many charities—such as AIDS United—to shoehorn their work into new priorities or seek alternative sources of aid.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[How Charities Predict Their Fundraising Will Fare in 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131555/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-Charities-Predict-Their/131555/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:03:00 EDT <![CDATA[What Trustees Are Asked to Give]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131554/ http://philanthropy.com/article/What-Trustees-Are-Asked-to/131554/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:50:00 EDT <![CDATA[How Fundraising Techniques Paid Off in 2011]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131553/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-Fundraising-Techniques/131553/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:40:00 EDT <![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for April 12, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131530/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131530/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on April 12, 2012.

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Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[New Grants From Foundations and Corporations for April 5, 2012]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131444/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Grants-From-Foundations/131444/ Grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on April 5, 2012.

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Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[Majority of Nonprofits Reached Fundraising Goals in 2011, Survey Finds]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131415/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Majority-of-Nonprofits-Reached/131415/ Seven in 10 groups expect giving to rise in 2012, largely because of the improving economy, but small groups continue to struggle.

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Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EDT
<![CDATA[A Museum Staff Boards a YouTube Bandwagon]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131354/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Museum-Staff-Boards-a/131354/ The Atlanta History Center mimicked a popular video that captures cliches that different types of people use, as staff members collected all the hilarious questions they get asked by tourists.

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT