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Volume 5, Number 50 – December 30, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE NEWS COVERAGE: Resources on disaster grantmaking may help with tsunami response; Cisco Systems "gives" 20 years of community service; Philanthropic Giving Index remains steady JUST PUBLISHED: Executive summary of 2004 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report released; handbook for program evaluation available AT THE COUNCIL: Register for the 2005 Family Foundations Conference; sign up for Breaking News ACT NOW: Submit a nomination for the first annual sports philanthropy award ON THE MOVE: William S. Reese and David W. Hornbeck (International Youth); Sakena Yacoobi (Global Fund for Women); Brian Flahaven (Council on Foundations); Beverly Blake and Anne Corriston (Knight) NEWS COVERAGE TSUNAMI RESOURCES: Need help responding to the earthquake and tsunamis in South Asia? The New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG) Grantmakers Tsunami Resource Clearinghouse includes potential grantees vetted by Interaction; resource organizations; steps that grantmakers can take to assess and implement their own responses; contact information on members with personnel on the ground in a number of the affected coutries; and an interview with Florence Davis, president of The Starr Foundation, on the lessons learned from past disaster relief efforts. View the resources: http://www.nyrag.org . According to Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations, grantmakers have a distinct role to play when disasters occur because of their ongoing relationships with grantees, long-term perspective, flexibility and ability to quickly convene partners. Download the guide (PDF): http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/International_Programs/disasterguide.pdf . The Spring 2003 Family Matters explored how foundations respond to war, terrorism and natural disasters, as well as IRS rules regarding assisting victims of disasters. Read the issue (PDF): http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/Newsletters/FamilyMatters/Spring_2003FM.pdf . CELEBRATING 20 YEARS: Cisco Systems marked its 20th anniversary by giving the equivalent of 20 years of volunteer service to communities around the world. To recognize the company's culture of giving back, Cisco President and CEO John Chambers challenged its 35,000 global employees last May to volunteer one day in their communities. Employees have exceeded the goal of donating 175,200 hours (20 calendar years). Read more: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2004/corp_121004.html . GIVING INDEX: Although most fundraisers remain hopeful about the charitable giving climate, human services organizations are less optimistic, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University's Philanthropic Giving Index (PGI). The PGI surveys development executives and fundraising consultants representing a cross-section of nonprofits nationwide and charts their responses on a scale of one to 100. The overall December PGI—similar to an index of consumer confidence—was 89.7, down about 1 percent from the summer 2004 PGI. The human services organizations' PGI is 77.6, 12.1 points lower than the overall December PGI, the greatest recorded difference between the two indexes. Read more: http://philanthropy.iupui.edu/nr-PGI-Dec2004.html . Download the report (PDF): http://philanthropy.iupui.edu/PGI-Dec2004.pdf . JUST PUBLISHED SALARY AND BENEFITS: The Executive Summary of the 2004 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report (PDF) is available at http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/Research/2004/ 2004_Corp_Grant_Salary_and_Benefits_Report_-_Executive_Summary.pdf . The 2004 salary tables were posted online in early August, and include tables for community foundations, corporate grantmakers, private (independent and family) foundations and public foundations. Upon completion of the full report in early 2005, a complimentary copy in CD-ROM format will be mailed to Council on Foundations members who responded to the survey. All Council members may view the tables at http://www.cof.org/index.cfm?containerid=39&menuContainerName=&navID=0 . EVALUATION TOOLKIT: Alan Werner's A Guide to Implementation Research, published by Urban Institute Press, is the first book offering comprehensive, practical advice on conducting implementation studies. It provides a framework for organizing such studies and understanding specific research strategies, and addresses the range of techniques available to program evaluators and their expected results. Read more: http://www.urban.org/pubs/implementationresearch . AT THE COUNCIL FAMILY FOUNDATIONS: Mark your calendar for the Council on Foundations 2005 Family Foundation Conference in Miami, January 23–25, 2005 (preconference activities begin January 22). With "Principled Giving for Family Foundations" as its theme, the conference will launch the Stewardship Principles for Family Foundations. Speakers include Dennis Archer, former mayor of Detroit and immediate past president of the American Bar Association, and Alberto Ibargüen, publisher of the Miami Herald and the Spanish-language newspaper El Nuevo Herald. Read more or register: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/family2005 . 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 SPORTS PHILANTHROPY: The Sports Philanthropy Project and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are calling for nominations for The Steve Patterson Sports Philanthropy Award. The award honors an outstanding team or athlete foundation, or athlete donor-advised fund, whose work at the national or community level is devoted to improving the lives of the most vulnerable and reflects strategic use of the distinctive assets available to them as sports philanthropies. The inaugural $5,000 award will be given at the annual Sports Philanthropy Conference in Atlanta on March 2, 2005. Nominations deadline is January 18, 2005, at 3 p.m. EST. Read more (PDF): http://www.stevepattersonaward.com/uploads/rwjf-stevePatterson.pdf . ON THE MOVE WILLIAM S. REESE will become president and CEO of the International Youth Foundation on January 1, 2005, after serving seven years as chief operating officer. He replaces DAVID W. HORNBECK, who is leaving the foundation to launch a grassroots advocacy initiative promoting the interests of children and youth. SAKENA YACOOBI was elected to the Global Fund for Women's board of directors. The Council on Foundations named BRIAN FLAHAVEN coordinator for government relations and public policy. Since September, he has been serving as interim coordinator. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation named BEVERLY BLAKE community liaison program officer in Georgia and ANNE CORRISTON community liaison program officer for the Plains states. Read more: http://www.knightfdn.org/default.aspstory=news_at_knight/releases/2004/ 2004_12_17_blake.html http://www.knightfdn.org/default.asp?story=news_at_knight/releases/2004/2004_12_17_corriston.html . 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