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Georgia Foundations’ Assets Hit $11.5 Billion
10/02/08
Key Facts on Georgia Foundations According to the Foundation Center's Key Facts on Georgia Foundations, assets held by Georgia foundations increased by 30 percent — from $8.8 billion to $11.5 billion — between 2001 and 2006.

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Welcome to Our New President
10/01/08
Bradford K. Smith The Foundation Center welcomes Bradford K. Smith as our new president, effective October 1. Most recently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Smith brings decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.

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Foundation Center Puts Giving for Gulf Coast Recovery
in Focus

8/28/08
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Foundation Center Releases The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
7/30/08
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Study Shows Growth in California Grants Benefiting Communities of Color
6/30/08
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Florida Foundation Giving Reaches $1.2 Billion in 2006
6/19/08
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Alabama Foundation Giving Reaches More Than $145 Million in 2006
6/18/08
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Bradford K. Smith Named Foundation Center President
5/21/08
The board of trustees of the Foundation Center has chosen Bradford K. Smith as its next president. Smith, who will join the Center on October 1, succeeds Sara L. Engelhardt, who is retiring after 17 years as president. He is currently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Community Foundation Giving Jumps 14 Percent
5/20/08
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Foundation Center Hosts First Funding for the Environment Month
5/19/08
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- Find more information on funding for the environment
- Read a transcript of a Chronicle of Philanthropy online forum, "Going Green," with Cynthia Bailie, director, Foundation Center-Cleveland

Foundation Center Releases Free Audio Version of Guide to Proposal Writing
5/7/08
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- Listen to or download the audiobook

Foundation Giving Posts 10 Percent Gain in 2007
5/2/08
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- View the presentation

Foundation Center Releases Premier Issue of
Philanthropy Annual

4/29/08
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New Director of the Foundation Center’s Washington, DC, Office Named
4/28/08
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New Study Recommends Ways to Streamline
Grant Application and Reporting

4/25/08
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Corporate Foundation Giving Reaches an Estimated $4.4 Billion
4/24/08
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New Spanish Translation of Proposal Writing Guide
4/10/08
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- Order the Guia

New Edition of Foundation Fundamentals Released
4/4/08
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- Order Foundation Fundamentals, 8th Edition

Call to Create Repository of Non-US NGOs
3/31/08
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Giving by U.S. Family Foundations Jumped 13 Percent in 2006
3/27/08
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- Download Key Facts on Family Foundations (2008 Edition)
  Free

Foundation Giving Grows Across All Program Areas, New Report Finds
2/28/08
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- Download Foundation Giving Trends (2008 Edition)
  Highlights
Free

Foundation Dollars to Ohio Economic Development Nearly Triple to $24.6 Million
2/19/08
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- Download Spotlight on Economic Development
  Grantmaking in Ohio
Free

New Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns
2/7/08
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- Download What Drives Foundation Expenses and
  Compensation? Results of a Three-Year Study
Free
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Foundation Center and Library of Congress Release New Funding Guide for Preserving Historical, Cultural Collections
1/30/08
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- Download Foundation Grants for Preservation in
  Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Free

New "Trend Tracker" Provides Free, Easy Analysis of Foundation Data
12/20/07
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- Use Trend Tracker

Foundation Center Chronicles Rise of Direct Charitable Programs
11/8/07
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- Download More Than Grantmaking: A First Look at
  Foundations' Direct Charitable Activities
Free

Giving by Georgia Foundations Rises to $718 Million
9/25/07
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- Download Key Facts on Georgia Foundations (PDF) Free

Foundation Center Launches New "PhilanTopic" Blog
9/20/07
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- Visit PhilanTopic

Over $1 Billion Given for Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery
8/27/07
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- Download Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast
  Hurricanes
(PDF)
Free
- Listen to the teleconference introducing the report

Report Illuminates Foundation Giving in Washington, DC, Area
7/9/07
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- Download Key Facts on Washington, DC, Area Foundations
  (PDF)
Free

Foundation Center President Sara Engelhardt
to Retire in 2008

5/8/07
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