Funding Research

2007, 113 pages. Leveraging Investments in Creativity, 450 West 37th St., Suite 502, NY, NY 10018, (646) 731-3275, www.lincnet.net

2007, 52 pages. FSG Social Impact Advisors, 20 Park Plaza Suite 320, Boston, MA, 02116, (617) 357-4000, www.fsg-impact.org
PDF online: www.fsg-impact.org

2007, 122 pages. RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 413-1100, www.rand.org
PDF online: www.rand.org

2007, 11 Pages. Americans for the Arts, One East 53rd Street, Second Floor, NY, NY 10022, (212) 223-2787, www.americansforthearts.org

2007, 73 pages. The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, 5 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, (617) 496-5675, www.ksghauser.harvard.edu

2007, 34 pages. Benton Foundation, 1625 K Street, NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 638-5770, www.benton.org
PDF online: www.benton.org

2007, 86 pages. The Center for Arts Education, 14 Penn Plaza, 225 West 34th Street, NY, NY 10122, www.cae-nyc.org

2008, 141 pages. Council on Foundations, 2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 879-0600, www.cof.org

This robust report features a series of essays on aspects of rural philanthropy from a diverse range of perspectives. The conclusion, by Sherece Y. West, alone is worth the price of admission. The report concludes with a summary of funding recommendations from the Council on Foundations Conference on Philanthropy and Rural America: A 21st Century Agenda, held in August 2007 in Montana.

2007, 57 pages. The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington St., Boston, MA, 02116, (617) 338-1700, www.tbf.org
PDF online: www.bostonindicators.org