Scholarships are now available to assist representatives of under-resourced nonprofits to attend Foundation Center full-day training seminars in 2012. If you represent a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a budget under $1,000,000, you are eligible to apply. Scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications should be completed at least two weeks prior to the seminar date.
A blog that spotlights grantmakers, their grants, and the work of the Foundation Center and other nonprofit organizations in the New York metro area and beyond.
Launching a Nonprofit Organization: Lessons Learned from Successful Founders
Moderator Danielle Lanyard, founder of Green Breakfast Club, leads a panel discussion with Mallory King, executive director of Arts to Grow, and Richard Webb, executive director of Pro World Foundation.
Philanthropy Chat: Jason Saul Discusses the End of Fundraising
Jason Saul discusses key points from his book, The End of Fundraising: Raising More Money by Selling You Impact. Saul explains why traditional fundraising is expensive to do and describes how the social capital market can support nonprofits.
The Foundation Center categorizes over 38,000 grantmaking independent foundations as "family foundations". They represent more than half of all independent foundations and account for similar shares of giving by independent foundations, while they make up a much larger share of new gifts and bequests from donors. U.S. family foundations contributed more than $20 billion in 2010 to organizations and people working for the public good, but total giving did not reach its pre-recession peak of $21 billion in 2008. Nonetheless, the 1.1 percent increase in family foundation giving between 2009 and 2010 marks a reversal of the previous year's 3.4 percent decline.
Foundation Center New York users share their top tips for newcomers to the Foundation Center's library/learning center. Learn from their experience!
Jason Saul discusses key points from his book, The End of Fundraising: Raising More Money by Selling You Impact. Saul explains why traditional fundraising is expensive to do and describes how the social capital market can support nonprofits.
The Foundation Center categorizes over 38,000 grantmaking independent foundations as "family foundations". They represent more than half of all independent foundations and account for similar shares of giving by independent foundations, while they make up a much larger share of new gifts and bequests from donors. U.S. family foundations contributed more than $20 billion in 2010 to organizations and people working for the public good, but total giving did not reach its pre-recession peak of $21 billion in 2008. Nonetheless, the 1.1 percent increase in family foundation giving between 2009 and 2010 marks a reversal of the previous year's 3.4 percent decline.
