Philanthropy News Digest

Vol. 6, Issue 37
September 5, 2000

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“It is so wise. We think of employee benefits as being a very static set of things. This is the sort of thing that has enormous appeal to exactly the kind of employees that Cisco has.”
— Dorothy Ridings, president of the Council on Foundations, commenting on Cisco Systems' decision to hire a full-time philanthropy consultant to help company employees make contributions to charity.
(San Jose Mercury News 8/27/2000)

~ In the News ~

Community
• Boy Scouts Lose Funding Over Policy of Exclusion
• Kellogg Foundation Program Helps Youth Address Racism

Education
• Peter O'Donnell, University Donor, Profile
• West Foundation Gives $1 Million for Women's Literacy
• NCAA Foundation Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Fund Scholarships

Health
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas to Fund Health Foundation
• Gates Foundation Grant to Improve Drug Access in Developing World

Philanthropic Sector
• Charity Watchdog Groups to Merge
• Cisco Systems Hires On-Site Philanthropy Counselor
• Berkeley Business School to Offer Course on Philanthropy
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine Reports on New Philanthropy
• Arizona Reports Growing Number of Nonprofits
• Colorado Entrepreneurs Invest in Charity
• National Semiconductor Corporation Establishes Foundation
• Ford Foundation Announces Finalists for Innovations in American Government Awards

Technology
• Tech Tycoon Todd Wagner Turns Attention to Digital Divide

~ New RFPs ~
• The Mockingbird Foundation Accepting Proposal Letters for Music Education Program Grants

• Library of Congress Accepting Applications for Fellowships in International Studies

• The Karma Foundation Announces Grant Program for New Jersey Public Libraries

• Center for the Study of Philanthropy Accepting Applications for International Fellows Program 2001

• Applications Available for American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowships

• The New York Women's Foundation Welcomes Applications for Support Grants

• The New Leaders Academy Seeks Applicants for the Class of 2001 Fellowships