January 24, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
NEW BOOKS
International Grant Making: Funding With a Global View, offers a guide to to making grants in foreign countries. The report notes a rapidly growing trend toward international giving by U.S. foundations — they gave about $2.5-billion to international groups in 2000, versus $508-million in 1990 — and discusses which organizations are donating money around the world. The publication also offers advice on complying with federal and international guidelines, finding causes to support, communicating over long distances, and dealing with cultural differences, language, politics, and other topics. The guide concludes with a collection of thoughts about international foundations from grant recipients around the world.
Publisher: GrantCraft, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017; (212) 573-4879; http://www.grantcraft.org; 25 pages; available free for download on the organization’s Web site.
