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	Volume 6, Number 5 – February 18, 2005 IN THIS ISSUE NEWS COVERAGE: Bradley Foundation announces 2005 award recipients; Gates Foundation prods New York City school officials JUST PUBLISHED: First report on Hispanic giving and volunteering in Silicon Valley NOW ONLINE: Alliance Bulletin considers aid agencies' response to the tsunami AT THE COUNCIL: Register for the 2005 Annual Conference; sign up for Breaking News ACT NOW: Sign up for funders briefing on community organizing and media reform; submit a nomination for the new Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award ON THE MOVE: Donald R. Hopkins, Will Miller and Marjorie M. Scardino, et al. (MacArthur); Carter S. Roberts and Kathryn S. Fuller (World Wildlife); Juliet Martin (Piper Charitable Trust); Latonya Slack, Rogeair D. Purnell and Jeanne Sakamoto (Irvine); Jan Kreamer and Laura McKnight (Greater Kansas City); Elina Urli and Vanessa Jones (Council on Foundations) NEWS COVERAGE BRADLEY PRIZES: The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced the winners of the 2005 Bradley Prizes, which recognize conservative scholars and thinkers who demonstrate "outstanding achievement consistent with the foundation's mission." The winners are Princeton law professor and Catholic scholar Robert George; Manhattan Institute legal scholar Heather MacDonald; American Civil Rights Institute founder Ward Connerly; and syndicated columnist George Will. The awards, which include a $250,000 cash award, were presented February 16 in Washington, DC. Read more: http://www.bradleyfdn.org/PR/pr02012005.html . PRODDING SCHOOLS: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given nearly $100 million to create dozens of small schools in New York City and is now urging officials to come up with a comprehensive plan to help larger schools, according to the New York Times. The Bloomberg administration has poured resources into opening small schools, but faces growing criticism for neglecting and overcrowding larger schools, which serve more than 90 percent of the city's high school students. Gates foundation officials said the ultimate goal of raising graduation rates and sending more children to college won't be achieved unless problems in the larger schools are fixed. The foundation has said it will support efforts based on a solid plan. Read the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/15/education/15school.html?ex=1109134800&en=a5da0dca1202ef81&ei=5070 . JUST PUBLISHED HISPANIC GIVING: Silicon Valley Hispanics are unlikely to call themselves volunteers, donors or philanthropists, but they are among the region's most generous residents. Those findings come from Familia, Fé y Comunidad—Giving and Volunteering among Silicon Valley Hispanics, a report released by Community Foundation Silicon Valley and the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. "The biggest difference is that Hispanic philanthropy is very personal and informal. It focuses on an extended personal network we call la familia-family, friends, neighbors, and the local community," says Teresa Alvarado, board president of the Hispanic Foundation. Read more or download the report in English or Spanish (PDF): http://www.cfsv.org/pr_02_16_05.html http://www.cfsv.org/pr_02_16_05_espanol.html . NOW ONLINE TSUNAMI AID: The February Alliance Bulletin considers how effective and well-coordinated the response from international aid agencies to the tsunami has been. Alliance talked to NGO activists Mathew Cherian in India and Alex Irwan in Indonesia and to BBC Asia correspondent Andrew Harding to get their views on the role played by international NGOs. Read the more: http://www.allavida.org/cgi-bin/click/click.cgi?id=83 . AT THE COUNCIL CONFERENCE ON VALUES: The Council on Foundations 2005 Annual Conference, with the theme of "Generosity and Integrity: Values for Leadership in Philanthropy," will be held April 10–12, 2005, in San Diego. Preconference activities begin on April 8. Plenary speakers include IRS Commissioner Mark Everson and Jeremy Rifkin, futurist and president of the Foundation on Economic Trends. Register or read more: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/AC2005/index.htm . 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 CHALLENGING MEDIA: "The Role of Grassroots Organizing in Challenging Media Consolidation in the United States," a funders briefing organized by Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media will be held at the Ford Foundation, February 25, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Media activists and grassroots organizers will talk about their roles in recent policy victories and upcoming battles around media consolidation. The briefing is co-sponsored by the Funders Committee on Civic Participation, MediaWorks, National Network of Grantmakers, Neighborhood Funders Group and New York Regional Association of Grantmakers. Read more: http://www.gfem.org/content.php?sec=event&news_id=22 . INNOVATION AWARD: Amazon.com is conducting a nationwide search for the first Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award, which will honor one U.S. nonprofit whose approach to philanthropy has achieved maximum impact. Stanford Business School's Center for Social Innovation will review applications and select the semi-finalists, then choose the finalists with a panel of celebrities, Fortune 500 executives and philanthropists. The competition will culminate in October 2005 with Amazon.com customers selecting the winner, who will also receive a matching grant from Amazon.com. Application deadline is April 28, 2005. Make a nomination: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/13786331/ref%3Dnia%5Fsu%5F/104-6798004-2029522 . ON THE MOVE The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation elected DONALD R. HOPKINS, WILL MILLER and MARJORIE M. SCARDINO to its board. Read more: http://www.macfound.org/announce/press_releases/2_11_2005.htm . GARY S. SAMORE will become vice president of the Program on Global Security and Sustainability in July. Read more: http://www.macfound.org/announce/press_releases/2_9_2005.htm . The World Wildlife Fund named CARTER S. ROBERTS president, effective July 1, 2005. He will succeed KATHRYN S. FULLER, who is stepping down after 16 years. Read more: http://www.worldwildlife.org/about/new_president.cfm . JULIET MARTIN is now director of communications at The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. Read more: http://www.pipertrust.org/servlet/com.piper.display.ListNews?action=VIEW&article_id=100074 . The James Irvine Foundation appointed LATONYA SLACK senior program officer for the California Perspectives Program, effective April 18, 2005; ROGEAIR D. PURNELL program officer for the Youth Program, effective April 1, 2005; and JEANNE SAKAMOTO program officer for the Arts Program, effective March 1, 2005. Read more: http://www.irvine.org/irvine_news/press_releases/current/02-08_ProgramStaff.shtml . JAN KREAMER will retire as president and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation on December 31, 2005. LAURA MCKNIGHT, the foundation's senior vice president of development, will assume the role of president and CEO on January 1, 2006. ELINA URLI joined the Council on Foundations as coordinator for government relations and public policy and VANESSA JONES joined as coordinator for the Building Strong and Ethical Foundations Initiative. 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 . To unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to leave-fncnow-4832R@int1.cof.org . 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