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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 Mar/Apr 2006 Sarita Venkat	Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	Sloan Foundation Named 2006 Outstanding Foundation The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, based in New York City, is the recipient of the 2006 Award for Outstanding Foundation.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Rayna Aylward	Readying the Response A corporate grantmaker describes her organization's effort to be better prepared to marshal resources when the next disaster strikes.
AFP eWire July 31, 2006	California Community Foundations Merge, Form Fifth Largest in the United States Community Foundation Silicon Valley and the Peninsula Community Foundation are expected to merge at the beginning of 2007, creating the fifth-largest community foundation in the United States.
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AFP eWire February 5, 2007	AFP Honors Top Donors and Volunteers For 2007 Recipients are nominated for demonstrating extraordinary generosity, innovation and leadership in all aspects of philanthropy. The 2007 honorees include: Bernie Marcus... Joan and Howard Katz... Paul Marcus... Sobrato Family Foundation... etc.
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 Nov/Dec 2005 Paula J. Kelly	Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster.
Financial Advisor September 2008 Karen DeMasters	Reducing Guesswork Helping wealthy clients set up charitable giving plans or donor-advised funds through one of the 650 community foundations that now exist in the United States is becoming more popular with financial advisors.
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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, 2007	Become Complacent at Your Peril While the fundraising environment is great, fundraisers shouldn't get too impressed with their own accomplishments and press releases.
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On Wall Street June 1, 2009	Page Eberstadt Snow Page Eberstadt Snow spent over 10 years with The Pew Charitable Trusts. She speaks about the difficulties currently faced by non-profits.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2013 Jennifer Norbut	Building the Foundation As a pillar of education in the commercial real estate CCIM Institute has helped thousands of members advance their careers. In the early 1990s, the Institute formalized the Education Foundation of the CCIM Institute, which is now known as the CCIM Foundation.
AFP eWire November 16, 2010	National Philanthropy Day(R) More Important Than Ever Officially celebrated on Nov. 15, people around the globe are coming together to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments that philanthropy -- and those involved in the philanthropic process -- have made to the world.
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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 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.
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AFP eWire October 30, 2012	Mark Climie-Elliott: Born to Be a Fundraiser Climie-Elliott's involvement in AFP encompasses all aspects of the association, including the international board. But he's been especially active in Canada.
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