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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 →

“These days support of cultural institutions is on the rise and enthusiasm for arts programs is at a high. Americans for the Arts, a non-profit organization that works to advance the arts in the United States, estimates that Americans spend … Continue reading →

“One obvious opportunity for leverage during the economic downturn will be for philanthrocapitalists to bring about mergers and acquisitions in the nonprofit sector, which currently has far too many organizations doing essentially the same thing. When raising money was easy, … Continue reading →

“We calculate that philanthropy has lost well over $200 billion in its endowment value in the United States,” Gunderson said. “What we’re looking at is how to best create the environment to grow philanthropy.” Still, despite the seemingly cavernous vault … Continue reading →