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AFP eWire May 21, 2007	Foundations Don't Support Overhead Costs, Do They? A new study suggests that foundations are more likely to support overhead expenses and award unrestricted gifts than most nonprofits realize.
AFP eWire January 20, 2004	Foundation Leaders Debate Problems Outlined in New Report Foundations have failed to adequately address the issues of effectiveness and accountability, opening the door for Congressional and public scrutiny, argued the author of a new report examining the foundation environment.
AFP eWire June 12, 2012	Growth in U.S. Foundation Giving Fails to Keep Pace With Inflation Giving by U.S. foundations showed a modest increase in 2011, totaling an estimated $46.9 billion and up 2.2 percent from the year before. After accounting for inflation, however, contributions by U.S. foundations were down slightly from 2010.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Wing et al.	Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs.
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Baruch S. Littman	The Headache-Free Philanthropist For many, the prestige of establishing a private family foundation to dispense charitable gifts to their favorite causes is alluring. They think of it as a dream come true. But is it really?
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience.
AFP eWire September 18, 2006	New Standards for Community Foundations More than 260 community foundations recently earned the National Standards Seal, which was created by the council and leaders of the community foundation field. Nearly 300 more organizations are in the process of either compiling materials for their record book or are currently under review.
AFP eWire October 7, 2014	REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations.
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Millesen & Hedge	Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned.
AFP eWire November 23, 2010	Foundations Likely to Increase Giving in 2011 It may take several years for giving to match the peak level recorded in 2008, according to estimates reported by the Foundation Center.
AFP eWire April 20, 2010	2009 Saw Record Decline in Foundation Giving The recent economic crisis caused the more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations in the United States to cut their 2009 giving by an estimated 8.4 percent -- by far the largest decline ever tracked by the Foundation Center.
Financial Advisor February 2010 Eric L. Reiner	Shaking The Foundation Donor-advised funds report droves of conversions from private foundations.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Andras Kosaras	Self-Regulation An Overview of Principles and Standards Work at the Council on Foundations that provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good.
AFP eWire January 31, 2012	What to Do When Foundations Have Walled Themselves Off From Your Organization What can you do when you come face to face with a wall built by a foundation to keep organizations like yours out?
AFP eWire May 6, 2004	Urban Institute Releases Study on Foundation Practices, Attitudes Urban Institute study reveals a wealth of data about the attitudes and practices of different types of foundations, including how they view effective philanthropy and the monitoring and evaluation processes.
AFP eWire May 17, 2004	Report Reveals What Grantees Value in Foundations A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy has identified several key areas that charity grantees most value in the foundations that fund their programs.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Deborah S. Hechinger	Building Better Boards Congress has focused on compliance, but effective governance requires strong leadership. Foundation boards must step up to the task of working with chief executives to empower foundations to identify critical needs and to fund strong and effective programs.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Helen Monroe	Vision, Values & Verbalization New foundations completing first distributions, as well as foundations with a mature grantmaking program in place, should set aside time for in-depth conversations about their work.
AFP eWire April 24, 2006	Slow, Steady Foundation Growth Seen in 2005, Expected in 2006 A new report shows steady, but unremarkable growth for the foundation sector in 2005 and forecasts much of the same for 2006.
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2004 Nan Aron	Advocacy's Efficacy Nonprofit advocacy is an effective way to leverage foundation resources and make a significant impact. Here's why and how.
U.S. Banker June 2002 John Hackett	Can't Go Wrong As more Americans set up private foundations, banks find that not only do they bring in money directly, they also attract other wealth management business.
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Michelle Lodge	Five Questions With King McGlaughon King McGlaughon of Foundation Source, which provides back-room support for foundations, tells how a financial advisor's knowledge of philanthropy gives him or her an edge.
AFP eWire May 5, 2008	Despite Economy, Some Foundations Plan to Increase Giving Three recent surveys that asked foundations if they plan to increase their giving in 2008 and beyond show mixed results.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Kathleen P. Enright	Philanthropy's New Clothes New study results represent the most comprehensive look at how foundations view their own effectiveness to date.
AFP eWire October 21, 2004	Community Foundations See Strong Gains in 2003 Two new surveys by the Columbus Foundation and the Council on Foundations show that the community foundation field had a strong year in 2003, primarily because of the steadily improving economy.
AFP eWire May 21, 2007	Corporate Giving Reaches Milestone Independent of Disaster Relief A new study reveals that foundation giving rose by 6% in 2006, even though most giving related to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Southeast Asia Tsunami has already been completed. Giving exceeded $4 billion for the first time ever.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Richard F. Larkin	Time for a Financial Checkup This checklist can help foundations spot problems with internal financial controls.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Allison H. Fine	Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration.
AFP eWire February 22, 2005	Lack of Standards, Assessment Hindering Foundation Effectiveness Many foundations do not have specific goals or standards of effectiveness, or ways of measuring their effectiveness, according to a study by the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.
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AFP eWire March 13, 2006	AFP Leaders Attend White House Philanthropy Conference The purpose of the conference was to emphasize the important role that corporations and foundations play in funding social services. The White House also released data showing federal discretionary grant activity with faith-based charities in 2005.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Jed Emerson	Shifting into Foundation Overdrive Grantmakers' singular focus on payout as usual won't take the sector where it needs to go.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2004 Leibell, Daniels & Prince	With Strings Attached Here are five alternatives for donors who wnat to retain some say-so over money donated, even after it has been donated.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Dorothy S. Ridings	Foundations' Hidden Treasures Want to know what's really going on at foundations? Read their annual reports.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	New Study Recommends Ways to Address Flaws in Grant Application and Reporting Nonprofit organizations and foundations alike are beginning to stagger under the weight of a grant application and reporting system that needs fixing.
AFP eWire April 9, 2007	Foundation Giving Rises to $40 Million Foundation giving in the United States grew to $40.7 billion in 2006, an 11.7% increase from the previous year, according to a new study.
Registered Rep. January 26, 2015 Diana Britton	The New Reality in Donor-Advised Funds They let philanthropically minded donors give appreciated assets (like stocks) to charities without the value being reduced by capital gains taxes, while still claiming a charitable tax deduction.
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Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2006 Jane C. Nober	Discretionary Grants Foundations reviewing an existing or proposed discretionary grant program should keep some of these basic legal principles and operational guidelines in mind.
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AFP eWire May 29, 2006	Contributions to Community Foundations Increase Dramatically Donors contributed $245 million to community foundations in Canada in 2005, an impressive 17% growth from the previous year. It is the second consecutive year that contributions to community foundations have reached an all-time high.
AFP eWire October 8, 2007	"Orphan" Trusts Controlled by Large Banks, Law Firms Offer Less Charitable trusts that are created by families and then controlled by banks and law firms after family members pass away often grant fewer funds, while the fees to manage those trusts actually increase, according to a recent article in The New York Times.
AFP eWire February 11, 2008	President's Budget Includes IRA Rollover, Other Giving Provisions President Bush's proposed 2009 budget contains a provision to make permanent the Individual Retirement Account Rollover provision, which expired at the end of 2007.
Information Today September 9, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	The Knight Foundation Welcomes Ideas to Strengthen Libraries' Roles in the Digital Age People from around the country can submit entries for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's latest Knight News Challenge: "How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?"
PC Magazine March 16, 2005 Cade Metz	Your Request Is Granted We go inside the soup-to-nuts Web site for running charitable foundations online.
AFP eWire May 26, 2008	Foundations Viewed Positively, But Are Virtually Invisible to Many Americans A new study shows that a large percentage of Americans, including those engaged in the charitable sector, know very little about foundations but nonetheless tend to have favorable perceptions of them and their work.