Seeking Grants: Key Terms and Concepts
The lingo you need to know to apply for -- and win -- grants from foundations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Walmart Puts Up $100-Million to Help Retail’s Front-Line Workers
The commitment by the retail giant’s charitable arm is second only to its anti-hunger campaign.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
5 Suggestions for Writing Better Grant Proposals
Experts offer tips for grant seekers preparing proposals for foundations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Letter of Inquiry for Grant Seeking
A Grand Rapids, Mich., childhood hunger organization uses this template as a starting point with foundations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Poll Hints Obama Foundation Favors U. of Chicago Library Bid
A survey commissioned by the group charged with building the Obama presidential library to gauge public sentiment on using Chicago parkland for the center offers a clue that the University of Chicago is the frontrunner among four institutions seeking the project, according to the Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times.
How One Nonprofit Creates Streamlined One-Page Budgets for Grant Proposals
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine explains what it takes to produce their operating and program budgets.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving Is Expected to Rise Nearly 5% This Year and Next, Study Predicts
Grant making, fueled by foundations’ market gains, likely to see the biggest growth, say researchers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Amfar Makes $100-Million Push for an End to AIDS by 2020
Money from the pledge will go toward a new research institute and for grants to study the disease and to attract scientists from other fields to work with AIDS researchers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Alzheimer’s Group Commits $46-Million to Drug Research
The British charity Alzheimer’s Research UK announced plans for a $46.3-million alliance with major universities to step up development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, the BBC and Cambridge News report.
Holocaust Museum Gets $20-Million to Fight Genocide
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announced a $20-million donation Thursday from the Samerian Foundation to support initiatives aimed at averting genocide, reports the Indianapolis Star.
Feeney Donates $100-Million to New San Francisco Hospital
Charles Feeney’s gift to the newly opened UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will primarily support research and treatment related to neuroscience and aging, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Big Swiss Brokerage Offers to Match Clients’ Giving
Zurich-based financial-services firm UBS is expanding a philanthropic program to U.S. customers that will match up to 100 percent of a client’s donations to a company-affiliated charitable foundation, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Clinton Foundation Defends Taking Foreign Contributions
In a statement Wednesday, the Clinton foundation said the gifts from foreign governments, criticized by some as ethically questionable in light of Hillary Clinton’s prospective presidential run, are subject to “strong donor integrity and transparency practices” and help save lives, The Wall Street Journal writes.
$40-Million Lilly Grant Boosts Tech Projects at Purdue U.
The grant from the Lilly Endowment will support new technology, engineering, library projects, and facilities at Purdue University in Indiana, the Lafayette Journal & Courier writes.
Opinion: In Silicon Valley, Philanthropy or Money Management?
Online magazine Pacific Standard posts a critical look at the flood of giving by technology moguls to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and how much—or how little—of it flows to charity work in the surrounding community.
S. California Arts Groups Court Chinese-American Donors
With Southern California’s well-to-do Chinese-Americans expected to step up giving in the coming years, the region’s cultural institutions are expanding outreach efforts in a bid to expand audience diversity and donor pools, writes the Los Angeles Times.