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philanthropy articles

Grantee Tells Its Own Story from the Inside Out

[Source: Heinz Endowments]
Last year, the Heinz Endowments launched a new interactive section of its website, “In the Spotlight,” where grantees have a forum to tell their stories directly as they know best. Now in the ...

OSI Presents - A Multimedia Katrina Review

[Source: Open Society Institute, August 31, 2010]
The Open Society Foundations have been engaged in strengthening civic engagement in New Orleans for more than a decade—work that became even more urgent and nationally relevant after Hurricane ...

Knight Foundation Launches Technology for Engagement

[Source: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, by Paula Ellis, Damian Thorman, August 24, 2010]
Five projects that use technology to help residents take action to strengthen their communities will receive $2.23 million in funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The support ...

Nonprofits Review Technology Failures

[Source: The New York Times, by Stephanie Strom, August 16, 2010]
WASHINGTON — At a gathering last month over drinks and finger food, a specialist at the World Bank related the story of how female weavers in a remote Amazonian region of Guyana had against all ...

Deep Down participates in REEL Engagement Workshop

[Source: Deep Down, by Lora Smith, June 22, 2010]
The Deep Down team was proud to be among a group of environmental filmmakers recently gathered in Bolinas and Berkley, California to collaborate on the powerful art of storytelling as a tool to ...

Chicken & Egg Pictures Announces Grant Recipients

[Source: Chicken & Egg Pictures, July 29, 2010]
MARKING FIVE YEARS, CELEBRATING $1.5 MILLION & MORE THAN 3,000 MENTORSHIP HOURS FOR WOMEN FILMMAKERS  Organization's Environmental-Focused "Which Came First Fund'' to Support Three Films in ...

Robert Redford Speaks at Americans for the Arts 2010

[Source: Americans for the Arts, July 13, 2010]
Robert Redford speaks about the importance of supporting the arts and arts education.

Sundance Institute Announces 2010 Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute Grantees

[Source: Sundance Institute, July 27, 2010]
Eleven Documentary and Narrative Feature Film Projects Selected for Development, Production and Post-Production Support

Grantcraft Offers New Guide "Working with Government"

[Source: Grantcraft.org, July 22, 2010]
Are grantmakers pursuing partnerships with government more than in the recent past? Government's resources matched with philanthropy's flexibility with funds can make a persuasive case for ...

News and Information a Priority for Many Community and Place-based Foundations, Survey Finds

[Source: knightfoundation.org, July 14, 2010]
More than half of the 135 locally-focused foundations that responded to a new Knight Foundation survey said they were funding news and information projects - for a total of $165 million.  And more ...

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