Directory of Grant Makers in Minnesota
Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers, 2004/2005 Edition lists more than 1,300 foundations and corporate-giving programs located in Minnesota. The guide also provides detailed profiles of nearly 400 of the largest grant makers, including the types of organization they support, their geographic priorities,…
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Raising More Money -- The Ask Event Handbook
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Book Offers Rethink of Nonprofit Leadership
Nonprofit Stewardship: A Better Way to Lead Your Mission-Based Organization
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How the World’s Wealthiest Spend Their Money
Generation Deluxe: Consumerism and Philanthropy of the New Super-Rich
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Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS Garnering More Grant Dollars, Report Says
U.S. Philanthropic Commitments for HIV/AIDSsays that support for combating the disease grew by more than 30 percent from 2002 to 2003. While the overall amount contributed by grant makers is on the rise, support is coming from a smaller pool of grant makers, according to the report. It says that…
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Does Social-Justice Philanthropy Have a Future?
Social Justice Philanthropy: The Latest Trend or a Lasting Lens for Grantmaking?discusses the challenges facing foundations that have special grant-making programs focusing on social justice. The report, based on a two-year study, says that confusion over the definition of social-justice…
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Book Advocates Linking Business Executives With Nonprofit Groups
Leveraging Good Will: Strengthening Nonprofits by Engaging Businesses
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‘Business Week’: Reshaping a Food Bank
Brigadier General Michael P. Mulqueen wasn’t everyone’s first choice for the top job at the Greater Chicago Food Depository when he was hired 14 years ago, reports Business Week (May 16). Some board members worried that the former Marine wouldn’t fit in with the nonprofit world’s culture of…
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‘Town & Country’: State of Philanthropy
No longer content to give money and walk away, today’s donors and activists are rolling up their sleeves and experimenting with new ways for their dollars to make a difference, writes Town & Country (June). In a special report on the state of philanthropy, the magazine profiles eight people who are…
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Va. Museum to Receive $100-Million Gift
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in Richmond, has received a pledge of art and money valued at more than $100-million from James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin. The gift includes works by George Bellows, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and James McNeill Whistler. Mr. McGlothlin is…
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