FN&C Now
Volume 5, Number 21 - May 27, 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS COVERAGE: Carnegie makes grants for anonymous donor; nonprofit employment growth outpaces for-profit and government sectors; The California Wellness Foundation names champions of diversity
JUST PUBLISHED: Annual guide to foundation leadership; emerging trends in grantmakers' use of the Internet
AT THE COUNCIL: Register for Boston regional meeting on building strong and ethical foundations; sign up for Breaking News
ACT NOW: Register for the Corporate Grantmakers Summit or Summer Institutes; nominate an innovative nonprofit in Silicon Valley
ON THE MOVE: Joseph W. Polisi and Michael L. Ziegler (Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels); Linda L. Kimbel (Cadillac); Jonathan L. Leight (MacArthur)
NEWS COVERAGE
GIVING QUIETLY: Through the largesse of an anonymous donor, Carnegie Corporation of New York will award $10 million in one-time good neighbor grants to support small and medium-size arts organizations throughout New York City. For the first time, the Corporation is also identifying and supporting social services organizations dealing with immigrants, families, youth, education and health, with grants equaling $5 million. The anonymous grants began in 2002, following the December 2001 centennial celebration of Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy. Read more: http://www.carnegie.org/sub/news/anon.html .
NONPROFIT EMPLOYMENT: Employment growth in the nonprofit sector has significantly outpaced that of the for-profit and government sectors, according to an Independent Sector study. Employment in the Nonprofit Sector found nonprofit employment grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent between 1997 and 2001, adding more than 1 million jobs to the nation's economy. During the same time, employment grew at 1.8 percent annually in the business sector and at 1.6 percent in the government sector. In addition, nonprofit employment now encompasses 12.5 million workers—nearly 10 percent of total employment in the United States. The report predicts that by 2010, the number of nonprofit jobs will reach approximately 15 million. Read more or download the report (PDF): http://www.independentsector.org/media/npemploymentPR.html .
HEALTH DIVERSITY AWARDEES: The California Wellness Foundation named the 2004 Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award winners: Linda Billey-Sevedge, former coordinator, American Indian Outreach program, University of California, Santa Barbara, and president, California Indian Education Association; Katherine A. Flores, M.D., faculty member, University of California San Francisco-Fresno Medical Education Program, and project director, California Health Education Training Center; and Priscilla Gonzalez, executive secretary, California Institute for Nursing and Health Care and chair, Health Education and Training Program. Each winner received a $25,000 grant acknowledging their commitment to increasing diversity in the health professions. The awardees all overcame barriers to become distinguished health professionals and influenced hundreds of lives through the programs they created. Read more: http://www.tcwf.org/news_room/news_releases/champions2004.htm .
JUST PUBLISHED
FOUNDATION GUIDE: The 2004 Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors is the only print source providing comprehensive information on independent, corporate and community foundations in the United States. The Foundation Center's expanded edition provides grantseekers and other researchers with current information on 67,000 private grantmaking organizations, including 4,700 foundations included for the first time. Read more or order a copy ($325, with free shipping during May): http://www.fdncenter.org/marketplace/catalog/product_directory.jhtml?id=prod10011&navCount=2&navAction=jump .
INTERNET TRENDS: "Foundations for Success: Emerging Trends in Grantmakers' Use of the Internet" looks at how forward-thinking funders are using the Internet in four major areas: e-grantmaking, knowledge management, network building and transparency. The publication was released by Interactive Applications Group, Inc. (iapps), in conjunction with its tenth anniversary. Download the report (PDF): http://www.iapps.com/success .
AT THE COUNCIL
ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS: In Boston on June 7 and 8, the Council on Foundations will hold a Building Strong and Ethical Foundations regional meeting. The June 7 program will include legal basics for private foundations on stewardship principals and ethical practices. The June 8 program is designed for professional advisors. Building Strong and Ethical Foundations regional meetings are open to all staff, board members and trustees of Council members and non-member foundations. Read more or register: http://www.cof.org/strongfoundations .
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.
ACT NOW
CORPORATE SUMMIT: The Council on Foundations Corporate Grantmakers Summit will be held June 16-18, 2004, in Chicago. The summit's theme is "Communicating to Influence, Inquire and Inform." Session topics include accountability, communicating with internal and external stakeholders and dealing with change. Speakers include Marilyn Laurie, president of Laurie Consulting, Inc., formerly the highest-ranking woman in the history of AT&T. Register or read more: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/2004Corporate/index.htm .
SUMMER INSTITUTES: The 2004 Summer Institutes, held July 18–21 in San Francisco, offer new foundation staff and board members—and those interested in establishing a new foundation—workshops on philanthropy basics with respected leaders in the field. Can't make the Summer Institutes? Come to Washington, DC, this December 6–9 for the East Coast Winter Institutes. For more information, contact education@cof.org or the Council on Foundations executive education staff at 202/467-0423.
NOMINATE AN INNOVATOR: Guidelines are now available for the 2004 Skoll Awards for Innovation in Silicon Valley; letters of intent are due July 2. The grants, which range from $100,000 to $400,000 and cover a two-year period, are offered to Silicon Valley-based nonprofits working to advance systemic social change through innovation and entrepreneurship. The awards are made annually to organizations demonstrating exceptional creativity, sustained commitment and a clear record of accomplishment in addressing Silicon Valley's most significant challenges. Read more: http://www.skollfoundation.org/siliconvalleyawards/index.asp .
ON THE MOVE
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., named JOSEPH W. POLISI and MICHAEL L. ZIEGLER to its board of directors.
On May 3, LINDA L. KIMBEL joined the Cadillac Area Community Foundation as executive director. Read more: http://users.netonecom.net/~cacf/news.html .
JONATHAN L. LEIGHT was appointed managing director, asset allocation and risk management at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Read more: http://www.macfound.org/announce/press_releases/5_19_2004.htm .
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