Philanthropic practice

In the Grantmakers in the Arts boardroom, when my fellow board members speak, I sometimes feel like my little mutt Duffy must feel when I say "Go outside, Duffy, and take care of business."

"Blah blah blah, Duffy, blah, blah, blah."

Okay, I'm exaggerating. I understand some of what my colleagues say. More than Duffy, for instance. (Duffy is part cocker spaniel, and there is truth to the saying "dumb as a cocker spaniel.") But I am running to catch up, just as Duffy on her four-inch legs scurries after me on a brisk walk.

2005, 242 pages. University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH, 03766

2004, 176 pages. The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 20037, 202-833-7200, www.urban.org

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March 2004, 40 pages. The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10003, 212-620-4230, http://foundationcenter.org

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2005, 83 pages, ISBN 0-9759241-2-5. Monitor Company Group, LLC, www.monitorinstitute.com

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September 2004. 126 pages. Published by the Coalition for New Philanthropy, 305 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001-6008, 212-924-6744

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2003, 16 pages. The Fund for Folk Culture, P.O. Box 1566, Santa Fe, NM, 87504-1566, 505-984-2534, www.folkculture.org

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2004, 132 pages. National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, 2001 S Street, Suite 620, Washington, DC, 20009, 202-332-5084, www.ncrp.org

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The lines between arts and environmental grantmaking often are sharply drawn. However, in the life of thriving communities, the two are integrally linked. As part of a roundtable discussion at last October's GIA conference, it was heartening to share vivid examples of how GIA members are exploring the intersections of environment and art.