Resources for Donors


Designed especially for Community Foundation donors, this section contains a wealth of continuously updated information to inform your giving and assure effective grant making.

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National Insights & Trends
Mayors Speak to Urban Issues

In video interviews from the recent US Conference of Mayors held in Miami, 11 mayors describe the ...


Speeding the Adoption of Vaccines

Many vaccines are implemented slowly, particularly in developing countries, resulting in millions of ...


Issues That Matter
Family Giving Through Generations

How can I get my children to become givers? How can I get my grandchildren to engage together? How ...


Cities in Crisis

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been leading both the conversation regarding and the ...


Katrina and Gustav

Writing on Monday evening, it looks like we can safely say that Hurricane Gustav has largely ...


Data and Leadership: Saving Education

There is a scramble going on in the philanthropic sector to understand how to successfully ...


The Rise of PhilanthroSourcing (Part 3 of 3)

In the final piece of our three-part examination of the term philanthrosourcing, we touch on the ...


The Rise of PhilanthroSourcing (Part 2 of 3)

Part Two of PhilanthroMedia's examination of a new trend we call "philanthrosourcing", provides ...


The Rise of PhilanthroSourcing (Part 1 of 3)

For the next three days, PhilanthroMedia is proud to present an article (in three parts) that ...


Facebook Factoids

When it comes to web action, getting people to your site is the vital first step. But, as ...


Redefining Corporate Social Responsibility

When General Electric first introduced its "Ecoimagination" initiative a few years ago, it ...


Theatre for Everybody?

At 8 A.M. yesterday morning, I found myself bleary-eyed in Central Park as I lined up to wait for ...


Google.org Invests in Innovation and Alternative Energy

In 2004, when Google.org hit the philanthopy stage, I believed that evenutally it would take over ...


Fundraising is War!

“Fundraising is war!” These words chilled the board members of a local nonprofit, as ...


Shameless Exploitation for the Common Good

So goes the company motto of Newman's Own. Most of us are aware that Newman's Own donates all ...


When Celebrities Give the Clothes Off Their Backs

A recent New York Times article sparked some interest in this young Hollywood cynic. It showcases ...


A laugh is worth a thousand words.

There are many aspects to gaining legitimacy online that seem to vary from the way things ...


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