Community Foundation Update (2/11/12)
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Sierra Club Accepted 'Natural Gas Cash', Putting Reputation on the Line
As a result of an article in TIME magazine which reported that the club had accepted $26 million in gifts from Chesapeake Energy while advocating against coal-fired power plants, many of the environmental group's supporters are feeling betrayed....
New York Community Trust Announces $5 Million in First-Quarter Grants
Forty-six grants were awarded to nonprofit organizations working in a broad range of program areas, including education, health and human services, the arts, and the environment....
Natan Fund Announces Nearly $1 Million in 2012 Grants
The fund provides early stage grants to organizations working to foster community, connections, and sustainability in Jewish communities around the world....
In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Caroline Hartnell talks with Stephanie Shirley and Roberta d'Eustachio, of Ambassadors for Philanthropy.... 
Laura Barooshian and William Jenczyk of consultancy DiCicco, Gulman & Co. explain why private foundations should want to be audited....
PND spoke with the co-founder of Venture Philan-
RIF, the largest children's literacy nonprofit in the country, provides free books and online educational portals in English and Spanish to help children of all ages and their families....
On the blog, FC prez Brad Smith describes some of the challenges related to gathering data about foundation giving; and Michael Edwards argues for seeing philanthropy as an ecosystem....
