2012 Coverage

November

• "Room to Grow Nonprofit Innovation," by Suzie Boss, Standford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2012.
• "Your Money — The Best Way to Boost Charitable Donations," by Katie Kingsbury, Reuters, November 16, 2012.
• "If Only One in Ten Foundations Provides Multi-Year Grants, What Are the Other Nine Doing?," by Kevin Laskowski, Keeping a Close Eye...NCRP's blog, November 14, 2012.
• "MicroEdge Partners with Foundation Center on Glasspockets Transparency Initiative," Bloomberg Businessweek, November 12, 2012.
• "IssueLab Helps Audiences Stay Current On Latest Foundation and Nonprofit Research," by Bruce Trachtenberg, The Communications Network blog, November 9, 2012.
• "In Veterans' Aid, Growth Pains," by James Dao, The New York Times, November 8, 2012.
• "Of Fire Trucks, Obama, Romney and Philanthropy," by Bradford Smith, Alliance Magazine, November 6, 2012.
• "Have Breast Cancer Campaigns Been Beneficial?" Al Jazeera, November 2, 2012.
• "Potential For Hurricane Sandy Charity Scams Prompts Warnings," by Dave Carpenter, The Huffington Post, November 1, 2012.

October

• "Report on Foundation Expenses Reveals Much," by Rick Cohen, Nonprofit Quarterly, October 31, 2012.
• "Foundation Payouts: Where Have They Gone During Crisis?" by Rick Cohen, Nonprofit Quarterly, October 29, 2012.
• "Hands-on Approach to Philanthropy Sparks New Initiative for Pittsburgh Foundation," by Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 28, 2012.
• "15 Mega-Foundations Commit to Philanthropic Transparency," by Michael S. Fischer, AdvisorOne, October 11, 2012.
• "Bay Area Foundations Agree to Report Grant Data," by Renée Frojo, San Francisco Business Times, October 10, 2012.
• "Soros Urges Philanthropists to Invest in African American Males," by Manuela Badawy, Reuters, October 1, 2012.

September

• "Corporations Giving Big Money to Boy Scouts Despite Antigay Policy," by Andy Birke, American Independent, September 18, 2012.
• "Dan Gilbert, 5-Hour Energy Founder Pledge to Donate Half Their Wealth," by Michael Martinez, The Detroit News, September 18, 2012.
• "Scanning the Landscape in the Information Age," by Lisa Philp, PhilanthropFiles blog, September 17, 2012.
• "Continuing Education Outside of the Classroom," by Seth Saunders, KSL.com, September 10, 2012.
• "What Can Data Do For Philanthropy?" by Lucy Bernholz, Philanthropy 2173, September 4, 2012.

August

• "Corporate Foundation Giving Showing Signs Of Life," The NonProfit Times, August 31, 2012.
• "Setting our Sights High at World Water Week," by John Sauer, Huffington Post, August 31, 2012.
• "The Foundation Center, With Patricia Pasqual," by Saye Taryor, Examiner.com, August 31, 2012.
• "Building an Online Marketplace for More Effective Philanthropy," Social Impact Exchange blog, August 16, 2012.
• "Why We Need Foundations at the Table for Sanitation Innovation," by Nina Gantcheva, Impatient Optimists blog, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, August 13, 2012.
• "Gates and Buffett's Giving Pledge: Who's In? Who's Not?," by Robert Frank, CNBC, August 9, 2012.
• "Philanthropist Wants to Be Rid of His Last $1.5 Billion," by Jim Dwyer, The New York Times, August 7, 2012.
• "Philanthropy Beat: Site Tracks Generosity of the Very Wealthy," by Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, August 6, 2012.
• "Disadvantaged Populations Feel the Heat," by Karim Al-Khafaji, Stanford Social Innovation Review, August 3, 2012.
• "Giving Pledges of Wealthiest Under Spotlight," by Karen DeMasters, Private Wealth Magazine, August 1, 2012.

July

• "Philanthropy's Data Dilemma," by Bradford Smith, Alliance Magazine, July 26, 2012.
• "American Indian Groups in Pacific Northwest Are Raising More Money," by Caroline Preston, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Giveaway blog, July 24, 2012.
• "Data — The New Element," by Lucy Bernholz, Philanthropy 2173, July 15, 2012.
• "Transparency Starts at Home," by Phil Buchanan, The Center for Effective Philanthropy blog, July 12, 2012.
• "Small Foundations get Edge by "Back-office" Outsourcing," by Manuela Badawy, Reuters, July 11, 2012.
• "Business as Usual? 'The Usual is Gone'," by Agnes Gund, Crain's New York Business, July 8, 2012.
• "Starting in Their Back Yards," by Raj Thamotheram, Investments & Pensions Europe, July 2, 2012.

June

• "Controversial Report Finds Funding and Latino Community Priorities Mismatched," by Kaitlin Ostlie, Philanthropy Potluck blog, June 27, 2012.
• "Time to Step Up: Corporate Charity Accounted for Only 5% of Giving in 2011," by Paul Clolery, Impact Blog, Huffington Post, June 20, 2012.
• "2011 Giving Estimated at $298.42B," by Mark Hrywna and Paul Clolery, The NonProfit Times, June 19, 2012.
• "Foundation Center Adds CSR Data to Foundation Directory Online," Alliance Magazine, June 19, 2012.
• "Giving to Arts and Culture Rose to $13 Billion in 2011," by Patrick Cole, Bloomberg, June 19, 2012.
• "Health Care Costs, Upcoming Supreme Court Decision, & More: Foundation Blogs Round-Up," by Lee-Lee Prina, Health Affairs GrantWatch Blog, June 13, 2012.
• "Inflation Dampens Growth in Giving by US Foundations," by Tania Mason, Civil Society Media, June 12, 2012.
• "Funding for Gender, Women and Girls: An AGA Retrospective and Launch of a New Report by Mama Cash and Grantcraft," by Filiz Bikmen, Alliance Magazine, June 11, 2012.
• "Foundation Giving Did Not Keep Pace With Inflation in 2011," by Maria Di Mento, The Giveaway Blog, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 7, 2012.
• "Foundation Center — New Partnership to Build Global Data Platform," Alliance Magazine, June 1, 2012.
• "GrantCraft — Two New Guides From GrantCraft," Alliance Magazine, June 1, 2012.

May

• "Taxpayer-funded Gun Control Gets Huge Foundation Boost," by Ron Arnold, Washington Examiner, May 31, 2012.
• "Latest Giving in Illinois Report Shows Illinois Foundations' Giving Outpaces U.S. Foundations Overall," by Marilou Jones, The Donors Forum blog, May 30, 2012.
• "Striking Out With Grants," by Marc A. Pitman, The Fundraising Coach, May 22, 2012.
• "Learning From a Loss: An Opportunity for Foundations to Contribute to Movement Building," by Niki Jagpal, Keeping a Close Eye... Blog, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, May 18, 2012.
• "Robin Hood Scene: Blankfein, Soros, Neil Young, Rihanna," by Amanda Gordon, Bloomberg, May 15, 2012.
• "Beneath the EPA push to stop Pebble Mine," by Ron Arnold, Washington Examiner, May 10, 2012.
• "Heartland Institute's Climate Change Denial Tactics Get Extreme," by Rick Cohen, Nonprofit Quarterly, May 10, 2012.
• "A Big Win for Affirmative Action (and Philanthropy) in Brazil," by Bradford Smith, Alliance Magazine, May 8, 2012.
• "The Nonprofit Coach," with Ted Hart, BlogTalk Radio, May 8, 2012.
• "The Big Philanthropic Shift: Now What?," by Rick Hess, Education Week, May 7, 2012.
• "Giving It Away: Hedgies vs. Techs," by Bernadette Tansey, CNBC, May 4, 2012.
• "Serving Those Who Served: The Foundation Role in Aid to Veterans and Their Families," by Rick Cohen, Nonprofit Quarterly, May 3, 2012.
• "Foundations Urged to Do Better at Influencing the Public," by Maria Di Mento, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 2, 2012.

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