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Summer 2006
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Giving Together: A National Scan of Giving Circles
and Shared Giving
New Ventures in Philanthropy initiative of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Thousands of donors pool their money, energy and ideas to create Giving Circles. The Giving Circle Knowledge Center is full of useful information, resources, sample documents and inspiration for anyone who is curious about giving circles — what they are, how they work, and their impact on donors and communities.
> Download resources: givingforum.org/givingcircles
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Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers, 2006-2007 Edition
Minnesota Council on Foundations, $85, July 2006
The new 2006-2007 print directory of Minnesota grantmakers is the 14th edition of the popular guide and is the Council's largest and most expansive edition, providing information on more than 1,300 active Minnesota foundation and corporate giving programs. The profiles include descriptions of the types of programs and organizations a grantmaker typically funds, its geographic priorities and intended beneficiaries, how to apply to the organization for grants and key contact information. To facilitate research, the guide includes seven indexes by areas of interest, geographic focus, types of support and intended beneficiaries.
> Order information
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We Were There: The Role of Philanthropy in Disasters
Council on Foundations, 16 pages, March 2006
This booklet highlights how philanthropy has helped meet both long-term and immediate needs after national emergencies, and helped spur progress in other societal challenges. The publication tells philanthropy's story after the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake, the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, and offers commentary from grantmakers and government officials on the role foundations played. The booklet also provides examples of how foundations have invested in "visions for progress" on social issues such as AIDS, hunger, public libraries and the hospice movement.
> Download booklet (PDF)
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The Nonprofit Sector's Leadership Deficit
Bridgespan Group, March 2006
The report says that the nonprofit sector will need to hire 640,000 senior managers, or more than 2.4 times the number currently employed, in the next decade. Studying charities with revenue of at least $250,000, the organization cited the growing number of nonprofits and the impending retirement of the Baby Boomer generation as two of the causes.
> Download report
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Thriving Communities:
Working Together to Move from Poverty to Prosperity for All
Five-session discussion guide developed jointly by Northwest Area Foundation and the Study Circles Resource Center, 42 pages, 2006
This guide is designed to help communities involve people in conversations that lead to community change by looking at poverty in their community and discussing what it looks like, why it exists, and what can and should be done about it.
> Order copies or download guide
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Panel on Nonprofit Sector Supplemental Report
Independent Sector, 44 pages, April 2006
The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has released a supplement to the Final Report it issued last year, which included recommendations intended to strengthen the accountability of the nation's charitable organizations. The Supplemental Report focuses on nine areas, including international grantmaking and charitable solicitation. As was true with the Final Report, its recommendations incorporate input from people across the U.S. charitable community. The work of the Panel and its Work Groups over the last 18 months has already had a substantial impact on the policies and practices of charitable organizations, and is clearly of interest to Congress and state legislative officials.
> Download report
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Summer 2006 Edition of Giving Forum
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