Family Foundation

September 30, 2004 by admin

2004, 9 pages. Published by the Council on Foundations, 1828 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20036, 202-466-6512, www.cof.org

This supplement to Foundation News and Commentary examines foundations' use of the Internet through case-studies of four foundations that employ varying degrees of sophistication in their use of online technologies to support their work.

Duck Blinds

September 30, 2004 by admin

Recently, while sitting in a coffee shop in Chicago, I overheard a language that sounded familiar. Being a folklorist I'm sensitive to occupational language. You can blindfold me in front of conversations of cowboys or farmers and I will be able to pick out a number of things that distinguish their talk. And having a private language is not bad, it's a reality.

Handbook on Counter-Terrorism Measures

September 30, 2004 by admin

2004, 25 pages. Published by Day, Berry & Howard Foundation, CityPlace I, Hartford, CT, 06103-3499, www.dbhfoundation.org

Download pdf: http://www.independentsector.org/PDFs/counterterrorism.pdf

ROOTS and Race

September 30, 2004 by admin

Alternate ROOTS is a coalition of artists and cultural workers in the Southeastern USA; addressing racism and other oppressions has been integral to our mission for a long time. At our 2004 Annual Meeting this past August a panel of ROOTS' founding members discussed the function of ROOTS as a cultural continuation of the civil rights movement - beginning with our founding at the legendary Highlander Center in New Market, Tennessee.

International Collaboration in the Arts

September 30, 2004 by admin

2002, 72 pages. ISBN 0-9676467-6-6. Published by Art International, 251 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010-7302, 212-674-9744, www.artsinternational.org

Online: http://www.artsinternational.org/knowledge_base/wp/PhaseII/ica2_toc.htm

What We Count

September 30, 2004 by admin

What follows was adapted from a presentation by Sandra Opdycke, associate director of the Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy. The talk was part of a member report at the 2003 GIA conference in Seattle. The room was full. Molly Giles Walker (from the Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation) was in attendance and reflected afterward: "The Fordham Institute looked at participation in the arts across economic levels and generations.

Listening and Learning

September 30, 2004 by admin

2004, 162 pages, ISBN 0-9749702-0-4. Published by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Wachovia Financial Center, Suite 3300, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33131-2349, 305-908-2600, www.Knightfdn.org

Download pdf: http://www.knightfdn.org/publications/listeningandlearning04/listeningandlearning2004.pdf

Mike Lynch

September 30, 2004 by admin

2003, 44 pages. Published by The McKnight Foundation, 710 Second Street, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, 612-333-4220, www.mcknight.org

This handsome catalogue on the work of Minnesota realist painter Mike Lynch was published as part of the McKnight Foundation's annual Distinguished Artist Award.

9/11 Relief and Regranting Funds

September 30, 2004 by admin

2004, 27 pages. Published by The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003-3076, 212-620-4230, www.fdncenter.org

Download pdf: http://fdncenter.org/research/trends_analysis/pdf/9_11relief_funds.pdf

Organizing Change from the Inside Out

September 30, 2004 by admin

2002, 27 pages. Published by the Hybrid Vigor Institute, 1459 18th Street, Suite 189, San Francisco, CA, 94107, 415-543-8113, info@hybridvigor.org, www.hybridvigor.net

Download pdf: http://www.hybridvigor.net/interdis/pubs/hv_pub_interdis-2002.10.30.pdf