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October 11, 2008

Foundations Announce Completion of Journalism Fund Competition, Beginning of Next Challenge

Pickens Foundation Awards $3 Million to Big Brothers Big Sisters

Community Foundation Update (10/11)

Americans for the Arts Announces Winners of 2008 National Arts Awards

October 10, 2008

Generational Gains in Postsecondary Education Have Stalled, Report Finds

Irvine Foundation Announces $10.5 Million in Third-Quarter Grants

Charities in Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia Feeling Economic Squeeze

University of Michigan Health System to Receive $22 Million for Research Institute

October 9, 2008

Congress Approves $100 Million for Red Cross

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Transfers Fellowship Program to Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Open Society Institute Awards $4.8 Million to Expand Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Economic Downturn Hits New York City Nonprofits

October 8, 2008

UN Foundation, Rainforest Alliance Announce Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria

Harvard to Receive $125 Million for Bioengineering Institute

MacArthur Foundation Commits $50 Million to Conserve Biodiversity Hotspots

Shortfalls in Children's Health Tied to Parents' Income, Education, Report Finds

October 7, 2008

Lokey Pledges $75 Million for Stanford Stem Cell Center

Foundations Affirm Commitment to African Universities Beyond 2010

Meyer Foundation Announces 2008 Exponent Award Winners

Council on Foundations, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Form Alliance

October 6, 2008

High-Net-Worth Families Cutting Back on Giving, Study Finds

ExxonMobil Foundation Awards $1.6 Million for New Orleans Advanced Placement Program

RWJF Commission Examines Impact of Social, Economic Conditions on Health

Yawkey Foundation Awards $15 Million for Catholic Education in Boston Area

October 5, 2008

Corporate Donors Turning to 'Strategic Philanthropy'

Tiffany Foundation Awards $2.75 Million for Urban Parks Restoration

Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Diversity Partnership Fund Reaches $1 Million Goal

People in the News (10/05/08): Appointments and Promotions



Decision-Making Book Set

In Their Own Words
“Most foundations will have a negative return, so that is the decline in giving power. If it goes on for several years, that is a real dent in the giving power of the sector.”

— Laurance R. Hoagland, Jr., chief investment officer of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, commenting on the current turmoil in the markets (New York Times 9/29/08)


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