Philanthropy News Digest

Vol. 6, Issue 43
October 17, 2000

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“Most of the [anonymous donors] we have now are 60 and above. If I were guessing at a trend, I would say it's going down in numbers. I think the younger generation of givers are much more open about what they do. They like the involvement; they like the recognition.”
— Larry E. Walton, president of the United Way of Central Maryland, commenting on a possible decline in anonymous giving. (Baltimore Sun 10/16/2000.)

~ In the News ~

Community
•Rockefeller Foundation Announces Leadership Fellows

Education
•CNET Founder Gives $25 Million to University of Virginia
•Two Ohio Colleges Get $8 Million Each

Health
•UNDP Ceremony Honors AIDS Activists
•Pharmacia Donates $1.5 Million to Fight Glaucoma

Philanthropic Sector
•Ford Foundation Announces Government Awards
•Agency for Homeless Children Wins Hilton Humanitarian Prize
•Freedom Forum Creates $1 Million Fund for Refugee Children
•Majority of Wealthiest Americans Give Through Foundations
•New Online Resource Provides Access to Foundation Data
•Lilly Endowment Encourages Community Foundations to "Take Stock"
•Survey Finds Eighty Percent of Michigan Residents Give to Charity
•Anonymous Giving to Charity on the Wane?
•Stock Market Downturn Could Have Impact on Nonprofits

Technology
•ERICA Announces Awards for Nonprofit Internet Efforts
•Worth.com Dedicates Section of Web Site to Giving
•Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Announces Web-Based Giving Tools
•Tides Foundation Invests in IT Provider for Nonprofit Sector
•HandsNet Announces Project to Spur Nonprofit Collaboration

People
•Nathan Cummings Foundation Names New President & CEO
•Rockefeller Brothers Fund Appoints New President
•John M. Olin Foundation Elects New Chairman and President
•Appointments & Promotions

~ New RFPs ~
• The American Planning Association Announces Congressional Fellowships for Urban Planning & Community Livability

• Applications Available for the Tides Death Penalty Mobilization Fund

• The Coleman Foundation and U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Announces Grant Program

• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce the Gates Cambridge Scholarships

• The Phillips Foundation to Award Journalism Fellowships

• Bell Labs Science Grant Program Announces 2000-2001 Program In New York and New Jersey

• Nomination Forms Available for Nestle Very Best in Youth Program