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How We Are Responding to a Difficult Economy The start of a new year always brings a sense of hope, but the beginning of 2009 is also shadowed by apprehension about the economy. No one can … Continue reading →

Professional musicians are not typically thought of as entrepreneurs. Given the difficulty of a career in the fine arts, however, most of them need to pick up the skills of one to survive and flourish. Later this month, the Eastman … Continue reading →

The General Motors Foundation has decided to cut its support for metro Detroit’s top cultural institutions, putting Michigan’s nonprofit community on notice that it could lose millions in funding as the auto industry struggles to survive, the Detroit Free Press … Continue reading →

GFEM has launced an online tool for funders to identify and support projects of all types: quality content projects, initiatives to support media policies, and projects that ensure sound and accessible media infrastructure. The projects-in-progress found in the database can … Continue reading →

The charitable arms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, formerly the two top givers in the Washington region, got the OK at the close of 2008 to restart charitable giving. The news breaks a three-month hiatus from most charitable activities … Continue reading →

Knight Foundation has become a leader in media innovation; meeting the information needs of communities and helping journalism evolve into its best possible future. We are also fortunate to work with many effective organizations for the benefit of Knight communities. … Continue reading →

Foundations and their grantees have been grappling with these very same challenges for decades. They know of proven solutions—programs that work to improve educational results, increase health care access and reduce its cost, conserve energy, revitalize communities, and create economic … Continue reading →

“Amidst the escalating demand for a federal stimulus package to rescue what seems like a new industry every day (first the financial sector, then autos, then steel), little attention has been paid to stimulating the nonprofit sector. Yet the nonprofit … Continue reading →

The majority of New York City’s cultural institutions are slashing their budgets in the face of a weak economy and government funding cuts, a new survey finds. Nearly 80% of the nonprofit groups, which range from big name museums to … Continue reading →

“The pipeline from corporate America to the nation’s charities is starting to dry up, as losses in the stock market mount and the U.S. recession deepens. With many large organizations depending on corporate largesse, their futures are suddenly uncertain.” (11/25/08) … Continue reading →