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Volume 5, Number 45 – November 18, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE NEWS COVERAGE: New partnership tackles homelessness; The California Endowment names peace prize winners; Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society name international education winners AT THE COUNCIL: Board nominations deadline is tomorrow; sign up for Breaking News NOW ONLINE: Foundation News & Commentary examines diversity in philanthropy; resources for donors interested in community issues; philanthropy resource guide for journalists ACT NOW: Register for the Foundation Center's San Francisco program on the state of foundation giving; time's running out to register for the Winter Institutes ON THE MOVE: Brytain Ashford (The California Endowment); William Safire (Dana Foundation); Joan Fail Hoffman, Beth Baldauf and Tiffany Chinn (Central Carolina); Diane Canova (Council on Foundations) NEWS COVERAGE FIGHTING HOMELESSNESS: Nine philanthropic and financial organizations are joining forces to end long-term homelessness over the next decade. The Partnership to End Long-Term Homelessness will be launched on Tuesday, November 23, in Washington, DC. The Conrad N. Hilton, Rockefeller, Fannie Mae and Robert Wood Johnson foundations, plus Melville Charitable Trust and Deutsche Bank will dedicate more than $30 million as a challenge to fuel a vigorous, focused national effort on homelessness and will raise another $30 million from other private funders. The press conference will be webcast (from 10 to 11 a.m.) at: http://www.rwjf.org/news/eventDetail.jsp?id=1099671814715&contentGroup=webcast . Read more: http://www.rwjf.org/news/eventDetail.jsp?id=1099671814715 . PEACE PRIZE: On December 3, The California Wellness Foundation will present three violence-prevention advocates with the 12th California Peace Prize in Los Angeles. The honorees each will receive a cash award of $25,000—an acknowledgement of their commitment to preventing violence and promoting peace in their communities. Winners are: Zelenne Cárdenas, director of prevention services, Social Model Recovery Systems, Inc.; Patricia Giggans, executive director, Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women; and Reverend Anthony Ortiz, founder, California Youth Outreach. Read more: http://www.tcwf.org/news_room/news_releases/nov_17_04.htm . INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE: The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society announced the 2004 Prizes for Excellence in International Education. Winners, who receive $25,000 each, are: Chinese American International School, San Francisco; International School of the Americas, San Antonio, Texas, and Metropolitan Learning Center, Bloomfield, Connecticut; Michigan State University, East Lansing; Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Office of the Governor; and GLOBE, Boulder, Colorado. Read more: http://www.internationaled.org/prizes . AT THE COUNCIL CALL FOR BOARD NOMINEES: The Nominating Committee of the Council on Foundations is seeking nominations for directors. Board members will be elected by the Council's members at the 2005 Annual Business Meeting in San Diego. Deadline for nominations is Friday, November 19, 2004. For materials, Council members may go to http://www.cof.org/Content/General/Display.cfm?contentID=1013 . Questions? Please contact the Office of the President at 202/467-0458. 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. NOW ONLINE FOCUS ON DIVERSITY: The November/December Foundation News & Commentary focuses on building diversity in grantmaking. Articles include "Making the Case for Diversity in Philanthropy," by Gabriel Kasper, Henry A. J. Ramos and Constance J. Walker; "Building Boardroom Diversity," by Ellen Bryson; and Paula J. Kelly's cover interview with Rodger MacFarlane, executive director of the Gill Foundation. The issue also looks at focus funds, the Joint Affinity Groups, the Coalition for New Philanthropy and the African American Women's Giving Circle. Read more: http://www.foundationnews.org . COMMUNITY GIVING: Community Giving Resource (CGR) helps individual donors and foundations without staff make a difference in struggling neighborhoods and communities. Developed by the Neighborhood Funders Group in cooperation with The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program, CGR provides tips and resources for donors just getting started, surveys of community giving topics and success stories. CGR will also provide networking and peer-learning events with other donors, field experts and philanthropic organizations. Find out more: http://www.communitygivingresource.org . RESOURCE GUIDE: The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers released an online Philanthropy Resource Guide for members of the media. It includes a glossary of philanthropic terms, a list of individuals with expertise on particular issues, as well as information on foundations, corporate giving programs and the philanthropic sector. Read more: http://www.abagmd.org/info-url2446/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=237550 . ACT NOW STATE OF GIVING: The Foundation Center presents "State of Foundation Giving," on Tuesday, November 30 at 10 a.m in San Francisco. Following years of double-digit growth, the U.S. foundation community has weathered a sustained economic downturn, followed by a weak, uneven recovery. What has happened to giving levels and what can we expect of foundations? Director of Research Steven Lawrence will present the latest findings on giving trends. Register (free, advance registration required) at: http://fdncenter.org/sanfrancisco/wksfnov30.html . TIME'S RUNNING OUT: Are you a new foundation trustee or grantmaker? Come to the 2004 Winter Institutes, December 6–8, in Washington, DC. The Institutes offer new foundation board and staff members workshops on philanthropy led by respected leaders in the field. The Institute for New Board Members will be held December 6. The Institute for New Grantmakers, which marks its 25th anniversary this year, will be held December 7–8. Read more or register: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/INGWinter2004 . ON THE MOVE The California Endowment appointed BRYTAIN ASHFORD vice president, human resources. Read more: http://www.calendow.org/news/press_releases/2004/11/111504.stm . New York Times columnist WILLIAM SAFIRE will become chief executive of the Dana Foundation in January. Safire currently serves as the foundation's chairman. Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52678-2004Nov15.html . Central Carolina Community Foundation appointed JOAN FAIL HOFFMAN director of grantmaking and programs, BETH BALDAUF project and database administrator, and TIFFANY CHINN administrative assistant. DIANE CANOVA is now vice president of government relations and public policy at the Council on Foundations. Since late summer, she has served as interim director of government relations and public policy. SUBSCRIBE FN&C Now is published by the Council on Foundations to keep you in the loop by sharing news between bimonthly editions of Foundation News & Commentary magazine (FN&C Now Web archive: http://www.foundationnews.org/now/index.htm ). Please feel free to forward this message to your friends and colleagues who might enjoy it. To subscribe (it's free) to FN&C Now, send an e-mail to fncnow@cof.org . Questions or comments about FN&C Now? Contact Paula J. Kelly at 202/467-0261. To contribute a news item for consideration, please e-mail fncnow@cof.org . 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