FN&C Now
Volume 4, Number 29 – October 3, 2003
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IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS COVERAGE: California's Proposition 54 may hinder grantmaking; Bradley foundation announces first prizewinners; Independent Sector announces winner of Leadership IS Award
AT THE COUNCIL: Sign up for Breaking News; GuideStar Discount
NOW ONLINE: Family Giving News focuses on estate tax
ACT NOW: Register for foundation effectiveness seminar, sign up for education grantmaking conference or the Fall Conference for Community Foundations
ON THE MOVE: Linda Czipo, Erin Hardwick, Janine Lee (National Council of Nonprofit Associations); Anisa Kamadoli (Tiffany & Co. Foundation); Victor Tolentino (Funders Concerned About AIDS)
NEWS COVERAGE
CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION 54: News about California's October 7 special election has been dominated by the governor's recall. But Proposition 54, or the Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color or National Origin (CRECNO) Initiative, is also on the ballot, and could have far-reaching consequences for grantmakers. The proposal would ban most attempts by state government to classify people by characteristics such as race and ethnicity. However, 84 percent of California foundations use such classifications in deciding distribution of grant dollars, according to the report "Flying Blind: Proposition 54 and Philanthropy" prepared by CompassPoint for The San Francisco Foundation. Download a copy (PDF): http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/
docs_research_evals/flying_blind_crecno.pdf .
Download a clip of Sandra Hernández, CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, discussing Proposition 54: http://www.sff.org/pressroom/media/sandracnn.asf .
BRADLEY PRIZE: The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has announced the winners of the first Bradley Prize for intellectual and civic achievement. Recipients are Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon, bioethics expert Leon R. Kass, social commentator Charles Krauthammer and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Thomas Sowell. The $250,000, no-strings-attached, individual prizes will be presented in a ceremony at the Library of Congress on Tuesday, October 7. Read more: http://www.bradleyfdn.org/PR/pr0903.html .
Read a September 18 article about the work of the Bradley foundation: http://www.newhouse.com/archive/okeefe091903.html .
LEADERSHIP IS AWARD: The Southern Mutual Help Association is the winner of Independent Sector's 2003 Leadership IS Award. The association, in New Iberia, Louisiana, is being honored for demonstrating its commitment to leadership development, both internally and externally. The Leadership IS Award will be presented at the opening dinner plenary of Independent Sector's annual conference November 2 in San Francisco. Read more: http://www.independentsector.org/media/LISAward03PR.html .
NOW ONLINE
FAMILY PHILANTHROPY NEWS: The National Center for Family Philanthropy's free monthly e-mail newsletter, Family Giving News, provides essential information on trends and resources in family giving. The September issue focuses on giving while living and the estate tax. View issues and sign up at: http://ncfp.org/Email_Alert.html .
AT THE COUNCIL
FREE NEWS SERVICE: Breaking News is a free, daily e-mail newsletter summarizing the top articles—mostly from national and regional newspapers—about philanthropy. Breaking News is available to Council members only. Subscribe by e-mailing your name, title and foundation name to media@cof.org.
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ACT NOW
EFFECTIVE FOUNDATIONS SEMINAR: The Center for Effective Philanthropy will hold a seminar on foundation effectiveness for foundation executives and trustees in New York City October 9 and 10. The seminar will explore key elements of foundation effectiveness, such as strategy selection and performance analysis. Speakers include Mike Bailin, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Sharon King, F.B. Heron Foundation; Edward Skloot, Surdna Foundation; Alexa Culwell, Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation and Doug Kridler, The Columbus Foundation. Attendees will also hear about new research from the center on the topics of foundation governance and grantee perceptions. For more information or to register: http://www.effectivephilanthropy.com/seminars/index.htm .
FALL CONFERENCE: Want to learn more about how community foundations manage challenges to their missions and grantmaking? The Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations will be held October 27–29 in Baltimore (preconference activities begin October 26). The conference theme is "Diversity, Difference and Community Philanthropy." Featured speakers include Rinku Sen, Freeman Hrabowski, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class. Register or find out more: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/FC2003/index.html .
EDUCATION CONFERENCE: Grantmakers for Education will hold its 7th annual conference in Washington, DC, November 3–5. The conference will feature full-day workshops on grantmaking strategies to promote school readiness, school effectiveness, higher education access and attainment, and access to extended-learning opportunities. Attendees will also have opportunities to visit some of DC's most promising education programs and to meet in small groups with key players from the federal policy arena. For more information or to register: http://www.edfunders.org/events/conference/index.asp .
ON THE MOVE
LINDA CZIPO, ERIN HARDWICK and JANINE LEE will join the board of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations October 10. Czipo is executive director of the Center for Non-Profit Corporations, Hardwick is executive director of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Lee is vice president of community programs at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
ANISA KAMADOLI is now program officer at the Tiffany & Co. Foundation.
VICTOR TOLENTINO has joined Funders Concerned About AIDS as program manager.
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